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νεανίας

νεανίας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • νεηνῐ́ης (neēníēs) Ionic, Epic

Noun

νεᾱνῐ́ᾱς (neāníās) m (genitive νεᾱνῐ́ου); first declension

  1. young man, youth
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 10.278
      νεηνίῃ ἀνδρὶ ἐοικώς
      in the likeness of a young man
    1. young, active; hot-headed, headstrong
      • 413 BCE, Euripides, Ion 1041
        νεανίας γενοῦ ἔργοισι
        be young in action
      • 423 BCE, Euripides, The Suppliants 580
        νῦν δ᾽ ἔτ᾽ εἶ νεανίας
        As yet you are young and rash.

Inflection

Related terms

  • νεᾱνῐείᾱ (neānieíā)
  • νεᾱνῐεύομαι (neānieúomai)
  • νεᾱνίζω (neānízō)

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