ῥᾳστώνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ῥῃστώνη (rhēistṓnē) Ionic

Etymology

From ῥᾷστος (rhâistos, easy, ready) + -ώνη (-ṓnē, feminine patronymic suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῥᾳστώνη • (rhāistṓnē) f (genitive ῥᾳστώνης); first declension

  1. easiness of doing anything
  2. easiness of temper, good nature, mildness
  3. relief from anything unpleasant
  4. rest, leisure, ease, recreation
  5. luxurious ease, indolence
  6. resting-time, season of calm and tranquillity

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ῥᾳστώνευσῐς (rhāistṓneusis)
  • ῥᾳστωνεύω (rhāistōneúō)
  • ῥᾳστωνέω (rhāistōnéō)

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