πόα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *póiwā, from Proto-Indo-European *póyH-weh₂, from *peyH-. Cognate with Lithuanian pieva (meadow).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πόᾰ (póa) f (genitive ποᾱς); first declension

  1. grass, hay
  2. (broadly) herbs, plants

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “πόα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 1214-1215

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