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ἀμέθυστος

ἀμέθυστος

See also: αμέθυστος

Ancient Greek

Adjective

ἀμέθῠστος (améthustos) m, f (neuter ἀμέθῠστον); second declension

  1. not drunken, without drunkenness
  2. not intoxicating

Declension

Derived terms

  • ἀμέθῠστον (améthuston)

Noun

ἀμέθῠστος (améthustos) f (genitive ἀμεθῠ́στου); second declension

  1. (substantive) remedy for drunkenness
  2. (botany) some sort of herb
  3. (geology) amethyst

Usage notes

The senses of an herb or an an amethyst represent a narrowing of the earliest meaning, a remedy for drunkenness, because of both the herb's and amethysts' perceived ability to prevent or cure drunkenness.

Declension

Synonyms

  • (remedy for drunkenness): ἀμέθῠστον (améthuston)
  • (an herb): σέλινον ἄγριον (sélinon ágrion), βατράχιον (batrákhion), σμύρνιον (smúrnion), ἐλεοσέλινον (eleosélinon)
  • (amethyst): ἀμέθῠστον (améthuston)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: amethystus (see there for further descendants)

References