ἀΐσσω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Perhaps cognate with Sanskrit वेविज (vevija, quick), यात् (yāt, moving), वेविज्यते (vevijyate, to flee from), though Beekes calls this "formally impossible" because of the long -ī-. Possibly instead related to αἰόλος (aiólos, swift, nimble, quick).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ᾱ̓ΐσσω (āḯssō)

  1. (intransitive) to move quickly, dart, shoot
  2. (intransitive) to be eager for with the prepositions εἰς (eis), ἐπί (epí), or πρός (prós) governing the accusative

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