γαγγαίνειν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gang-. Cognates include Sanskrit गञ्ज (gañja) and Old English canc (“insult”). Compare also γογγύζω (gongúzō, “I murmur, grumble”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡaŋ.ɡǎi̯.neːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡaŋˈɡɛ.nin/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣaŋˈɡɛ.nin/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣaɲˈɟe.nin/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣaɲˈɟe.nin/

Verb

γᾰγγαίνειν • (gangaínein)

present active infinitive of *γαγγαίνω. Hesychius glosses it as τὸ μετὰ γέλωτος προσπαίζειν (tò metà gélōtos prospaízein, “to laugh at, make fun of”).

Further reading

γαγγαίνειν in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
γαγγαίνειν in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
γαγγαίνειν in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2019)
Hesychius' Lexicon: γ

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