γηθαλέος

γηθᾰλέος, α, ον, ([etym.] γηθέω)

A joyous, Androm. ap. Gal. 14.36.

γηθαλέος, freudig

γηθαλέος

joyous: masc acc pl

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `rejoice' (Il.).

Other forms: Dor. γᾱθέω, perf. γέγηθα, Dor. γέγᾱθα, aor. γηθῆσαι, γᾱθῆσαι; late pres. γήθομαι, γήθω, γά̄θω

Derivatives: γηθοσύνη (Il.), γηθόσυνος (Il.; cf. Risch 138f.; late γῆθος n. (Epicur.) and γηθαλέος (Androm., ap. Gal.). Also γᾶσσαν ἡδονήν H., if with Baunack Philol. 70, 376 \< *γᾱθ-ι̯αν.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] 9353] * geh₂dʰ-? `be glad'

Etymology: Because of Lat. gaudeō, gāvīsus sum one reconstructed for γηθέω a form *γᾱϜ-εθ-έω (s. Schwyzer 703). But the contraction would have to be very early (Kretschmer Glotta 4, 324 and 337 against Jacobsohn KZ 43, 42ff.) and would have influenced the perfect (orig. *γέ-γᾱϜ-α to γαίω?; cf. Chantraine Gramm. hom. 1, 429). The same root in γαίω \< *γᾰϜ-ι̯ω, γάνυμαι (s. vv.). The present *gāu-̯edh-eiō would be a remarkable IE formation, and is quite isolated. One now compares Toch. B kātk- `be glad' (\< * geh₂dʰ-sk-) and reconstructs for Greek simply * geh₂dʰ- (LIV, Adams Dict. 150). One compared further Lit. džaugiúos `be glad', if from *gaudžiúos (Hirt BB 24, 280).

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