ἰά

See also: ἴα, -ια, -ία, and -ιά

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἰή (iḗ) Ionic
  • ἰωή (iōḗ)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῐ̓ᾱ́ (iā́) f (genitive ῐ̓ᾱ́ς); first declension

  1. clamor, shout, cry
  2. sound, roar

Declension

Derived terms

  • ἰαί (iaí)
  • ἰάζω (iázō)

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἰά”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 571

Further reading

  • ἰά in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ἰά in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ἰά in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἰά in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • ἰά in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Encyclopedia Papyrus-Larousse (1963)
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