ἄβιν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Usually connected with Latin abiēs (“silver fir”), both reflecting a root *abi-, ultimately likely from a substrate source.[1][2]

Noun

ἄβιν • (ábin) m or f

  1. (hapax) silver fir, pine (accusative singular)
    Synonyms: ἐλάτη (elátē), πεύκη (peúkē)
    • 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Α:
      ἄβιν· ἐλάτην, οἱ δὲ πεύκη
      ábin; elátēn, hoi dè peúkē
      ábin: the fir; according to some, the pine

References
  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄβιν”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 5
  2. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “abiēs, -etis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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