πεῖνα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πείνη (peínē) Ionic

Etymology

Unknown. Furnée compares ἠπανάω (ēpanáō, to be in want), but this is rather doubtful.

Noun

πεῖνᾰ • (peîna) f (genitive πείνης); first declension

  1. hunger, famine, starvation
    Synonym: λιμός (limós)
  2. hunger or longing for a thing

Inflection

Derived terms

  • γεωπείνης (geōpeínēs)
  • ὀξύπεινος (oxúpeinos)
  • πειναλέος (peinaléos)
  • πεινάω (peináō)
  • πεινητικός (peinētikós)
  • πεινώδης (peinṓdēs)
  • πεινωλκός (peinōlkós)
  • πρόσπεινος (próspeinos)

Descendants

  • Greek: πείνα (peína)

References

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