μάρη

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Unknown. Forssman doubts the authenticity of this word and Blanc supposes that the form was coined to explain εὐμαρής (eumarḗs). Former comparisons with Germanic and Celtic words, to be found in Frisk, are now obsolete. Mallory and Adams suggest Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én- (from *(s)meh₂- (to beckon)), comparing Latin manus, Hittite [script needed] (manii̯aḫḫ-i, to distribute, entrust).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μᾰ́ρη (márēf (genitive μᾰ́ρης); first declension

  1. (hapax) hand

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, pages 254-55