artereu

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `grind' (Od. κατ-).

Other forms: Aor. ἤλεσα, ep. ἄλεσσα, pf. ἀλήλεκα, - ε(σ)μαι.

Dialectal forms: Myc. uncertain ] artereu[.

Derivatives: ἀλέ-ατα `wheat-groats' (inscr. Miletos, VI<sup>a</sup>) from *ἀλέ-Ϝατα, with metrical lengthening ἀλείατα (Hom.), cf. Schulze Q. 226 and Hdn. 2, 472, 12, who explains ἄλειαρ from ἄλεαρ. Thematized in ἄλευρ-ον, mostly pl. ἄλευρα `flour' (Hdt.). - ἄλητον `flour' (Hp.) with η after ἄμητος or contr. from ἀλεατ-. ἀλήσιον πᾶν τὸ ἀληλεσμένον H., Lacon. ἀληhιον (with s \< t before i!). - ἄλημα n. `flour' (S.). - ὄνος ἀλέτης `grinder (upper millstone)' (Gortyn, X., cf. Schwyzer 499, Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 57f.). - ἀλετρίς `woman who grinds corn' (Hom.). - On ἀλετρίβανος m. `pestle' (Ar.) cf. Schwyzer 263, 438. - Lengthened vb. stem ἀλήθω (Hp.; Schwyzer 682). Unclear ἀλίνω = λεπτύνω (Phot. ex S.); cf. ἀλιν[ν]όν ἀμυδρόν H., s. Güntert IF 45, 345.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [28] * h₂elh₁- `grind'

Etymology: ἀλέω is prob. an athematic present *ἀλε- \< * h₂elh₁-. - With *ἄλε-Ϝαρ cf. Arm. alewr `flour', *h₂leh₁-ur̥. The Arm. verb is aɫam. Further cognates in Indo-Iranian, e. g. MInd. (+ Hindi, Bengali) āṭā `flour', NPers. ārd `id.', Av. aša- (\< * arta-) `ground'. - The PIE root * melh₂-, same meaning, cf. μάλευρον.

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