αὔρα

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *auhrā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsr̥h₂ (morning air), from *h₂ews- (dawn; east). From a separate ablaut grade *h₂ewsḗr, the ancestor of ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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αὔρᾱ (aúrāf (genitive αὔρᾱς); first declension

  1. cool air in motion, breeze, fresh air of the morning
  2. steam

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: αύρα (ávra)
  • Latin: aura (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ᾱ̓ήρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 27

Further reading

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