σμινύοιο

σμίνυον

neut gen sg (epic)

Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: `two pronged mattock' (Att. inscr., com., Pl.);

Other forms: gen. from. ο-stem σμινύοιο (Nic. Th. 386).

Derivatives: σμινύδιον (Poll. 7, 148 ex Ar.).

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

Etymology: Instrument name with formation as σιπύη, ὀστρύη, ὀφρύη a. o.; a not lengthened u-stem is not suficiently verified by the suspect acc. pl. σμινύδας (Ar. Fr. 402b; prob. for σμινύας). The word is generally considered as a verbal abstr. in -νυ(ᾱ) of IE * smei- `cut' in σμίλη (s. v. w. lit.). We saw that the etymology of σμίλη was uncertain. The word may be Pre-Greek.

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