πρώϊμος

See also: πρώιμος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

πρωΐ (prōḯ) + -μος (-mos)

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πρώϊμος • (prṓïmos) m or f (neuter πρώϊμον); second declension

  1. early
    • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Oeconomicus 17.4, (of fruits)
    • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Problems 924b.5, (of fruits)
    • 3rd century B.C.E., Orientis Graeci Inscriptiones Selectae 56.68, (from Canopus; of fruits)
    • Cat.Cod.Astr. 1.172, (of winter)
    • 310 BCE – 240 BCE, Callimachus, Fr. 482:
      ὥρη
      hṓrē
    • 310 BCE – 240 BCE, Callimachus, Hermes 24.453:
      ὥρη
      hṓrē
    1. born early
      • 3rd century B.C.E., PCair.Zen. 771.10:
        ἄρνες
        árnes
  2. (figuratively) precocious
    • Metrodorus, Fragments 56:
      πρώϊμος πονηρία
      prṓïmos ponēría

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: πρώιμος (próimos)

Further reading

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