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1 ἀδάμας
ἀδάμας, - αντοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: a strong metal, `steel' (Hes.); `diamond' (Thphr.).Other forms: PN Άδάμας Hom.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Often derived from δάμνημι as `indomitable', like the PN (for the formation cf. ἀκάμας and Chantr. Form. 269). But this is semantically rather strange. Rather a loanword that was adapted through folk etymology. Troxles Sprach u. Wortschatz Hesiods 19-21. Barb Hommages M. Renard I 1969, 66-82: Semitic, Acc αδιαν adamu. Lubotsky refers to Phryg. ατεαμα `stone'. - On E. diamond, Fr. aimant - through Lat. adimas - see EM s.v. adamas.Page in Frisk: 1,19Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > ἀδάμας
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