ἀνέμη

See also: ανέμη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Hellenistic word, mentioned once at Pseudo-Macarius of Egypt (see quotation below). From the ancient ἄνεμ(ος) m (ánem(os), “wind”) + ending for feminine nouns -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈne.mi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈne.mi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈne.mi/

Noun

ἀνέμη • (anémē) f (genitive ἀνέμης); first declension (Koine)

(textiles) weasel [1][2]
- ὅτε ὁρᾷ με, στρέφεται ώς ἀνέμη
  hóte horâi me, stréphetai ṓs anémē
  when (he) looks at me, he whirls like a weasel
  Pseudo-Macarius of Egypt.34.240. @books.google, Patrologiae cursus completus: Series Graeca, vol.54, Ed. Migne, 1864.
(nautical) winch, capstan [3]
Synonym: ὁλκός (holkós)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀνέμη; τῆς ἀνέμης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀνέμη hē anémē	τὼ ἀνέμᾱ tṑ anémā	αἱ ἀνέμαι hai anémai
Genitive	τῆς ἀνέμης tês anémēs	τοῖν ἀνέμαιν toîn anémain	τῶν ἀνεμῶν tôn anemôn
Dative	τῇ ἀνέμῃ têi anémēi	τοῖν ἀνέμαιν toîn anémain	ταῖς ἀνέμαις taîs anémais
Accusative	τὴν ἀνέμην tḕn anémēn	τὼ ἀνέμᾱ tṑ anémā	τᾱ̀ς ἀνέμᾱς tā̀s anémās
Vocative	ἀνέμη anémē	ἀνέμᾱ anémā	ἀνέμαι anémai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

> Greek: ανέμη (anémi) (inherited)
→⇒ Sicilian: anìmulu, nìmulu

References

s.v. «άνεμος» - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “ἀνέμη”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
For Medieval Greek:
ἀνέμη in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
ἀνέμη - Kriaras, Emmanuel (vol.1 1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. I–XIV] (in Greek) Online edition (22 vols. printed edition)
ἀνέμη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)

[1] s.v. «άνεμος» - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “ἀνέμη”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

[2] For Medieval Greek:
ἀνέμη in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
ἀνέμη - Kriaras, Emmanuel (vol.1 1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. I–XIV] (in Greek) Online edition (22 vols. printed edition)

[3] ἀνέμη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)