κεύθω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κευθᾰ́νω (keuthánō)

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kéutʰō. A close relative to this verb is Proto-Germanic *hūdijaną (to hide, conceal). A further comparandum is Old Armenian սուզանեմ (suzanem, to plunge, dive; to hide), but this would presuppose an initial palatal *ḱ-, which does not fit with the other words adduced, like Sanskrit कुहू (kuhū, new moon) and कुहर (kuhara, hole, cavity). Beside the words from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewdʰ- (to cover, wrap, encase), several form with root final *t are found, like κύτος (kútos, hollow; vessel) and σκῦτος (skûtos, skin, hide).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κεύθω • (keúthō)

  1. (poetic) to cover, hide
    Synonyms: κᾰλῠ́πτω (kalúptō), κρῠ́πτω (krúptō)
  2. to conceal, keep hidden

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀμφῐκεύθω (amphikeúthō)
  • ἐνῐκεύθω (enikeúthō)
  • ἐπῐκεύθω (epikeúthō)
  • κευθῆνες (keuthênes)
  • κεύθησῐς (keúthēsis)
  • κευθμός (keuthmós)
  • κευθμών (keuthmṓn)
  • κεῦθμᾰ (keûthma)
  • κεῦθος (keûthos)

Further reading

  • κεύθω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • κεύθω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • κεύθω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • κεύθω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • κεύθω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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