μανάκις

μανάκις

seldom: indeclform (adverb)

μανάκις, Adv. ([etym.] μανός)

A seldom, Hsch.;

μ. τῆς ἡμέρας Pl.Com.200

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Grammatical information: adj.

Meaning: `thin, loose, open in texture, rare' (IA., Emp. 75, 1, μᾰνός (Telecl. 61); βανόν s. below.

Compounds: Compp., e.g. μᾰνό-στημος `with loose chain, thin, fine' (A. Fr. 297 = 688 Mette).

Derivatives: μανότης `thinness, rareness' (Pl., Arist., Thphr.), μανία `id.' (An. Ox.); μανώδης `thin' (Arist.); μανάκις `rare' (Pl. Com., H.: πολλάκις); μανόω `loosen' (Thphr.) with μάνωσις (Arist.). - With dissimilation (?) βανόν λεπτόν H.

Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]

Etymology: Beside Ion. μᾱνός, Att. μᾰνός from *μανϜός stands μάνυ μικρόν (cod. πικρόν). Άθαμᾶνες H.; on u: ŭo Chantraine Form. 122, Schwyzer 472. The u-stem can be seen in Arm. manr, gen. manu `small, thin, fine', manu-k `child, boy, servant'; but on μάνυ-ζα s.v. After Brugmann RhM 62, 634f. here also μαναύεται παρέλκεται H. (prop. `isolates himself'? but the - αυ- remains unexplained); rejected by Hahn Lang. 18, 88) and, quite uncertain, βάναυσος (s. v.). Albanian combination by Mann Lang. 17,21: to mêj, aor. mêna (\< *mn̥i̯ō) `I lessen, cease, stop'. S. also Mezger Word 2, 237. Others further connect Skt. manā́k `a lttle', Lith. meñkas `short', Hitt. maninku- `close', all of unclear formation. Still OIr. menb \< *menu̯o- (Benveniste, BSL 50, 1954, 41). μανυ- from *mn̥h₂-u-? (cf. μανώδης, μαν-άκις) which conflicts with the etymology of menb. Cf. Pok. 728? Here perhaps μόνος. For Pre-Greek, Fur. 221 on good grounds.

See also: -- Weiteres s. μόνος.

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