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1 ὄρφνη
Grammatical information: f.Meaning: `dark(ness), murk, night' (Thgn., Pi.).Other forms: Dor. -α.̃Derivatives: ὀρφν-αῖος `dark, murky' (Il.), - ώδης `id.' (Hp.) and several expressions for `dark colour, dark red': ὄρφν-ινος (Pl., X.), - ιος `id.' (Arist., Plu.), - ήεις (Q. S., Man.), - ός (Nic.); unclear ὀρφν-ίτας m. (Dor.), adjunct of τάλαρος (AP), cf. Redard 114.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Etymology debated. The similarity with ἔρεβος is long since observed (Curtius 480; thus Hirt IF 12, 226); in that case we would have to posit a basis * orgʷ-s-no- (with the same suffix as in the opposita λύχνος \< * luk-s-no-); ( νέφος: ὄμβρος cannot be sompared). -- By Persson Stud. 218 f. however compared with a Germ. adj. for dark shades of colour, e.g. OHG erpf `fuscus', OE eorp, earp `darkcoloured, blackish', PGm. * erpa-; to this also with diff. ablaut names of the partridge, e.g. OHG repa-huon; with nasal many Slav. words, e.g. Russ. rjáb `motley' (OCS *rębъ), CSl. jerębь `partridge'. -- Diff. again Scheftelowitz BB 29, 17: to Arm. arǰn `darkbrown' (IE * argʷhen-, evt. * orgʷhen-). -- Unclear are Toch. B erkent-, A arkant-'black' as well as B orkamo `dark', A orkäm `darkness' (Ural. LW [loanword]?; s.v. Windekens Orbis 11, 605 w. lit.). -- Further forms w. lit. in WP. 1, 146 a. 2, 367, Pok. 334 u. 857, Vasmer s. rjabína and rjabój, also W.-Hofmann s. rōbus. Older lit. in Bq. - The comparisons are not very convincing.Page in Frisk: 2,431-432Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > ὄρφνη
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