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Etymological Dictionary of Greek (2 Vols.) Hardcover - 2009

Name: Etymological Dictionary of Greek
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Author: Beekes, Robert/ Beek, Lucien Van (Contributor)
ISBN: 9789004174184

by Robert Beekes

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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"A must-have research tool that should be on every classicist s desk." Greek is among the most intensely and widely studied languages known. Since the publication of the last etymological dictionary of Greek, both the reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European, and our knowledge of the Greek substrate have led to numerous, often surprising new insights into the history and formation of the Greek vocabulary. This dictionary is a treasure trove covering 2000 years of Ancient Greek: from Mycenaean via Homer and the classical period to lexicographers, such as Hesychius (5th century A.D.). It consists of 7500 entries with thoroughly revised etymologies. Each entry gives clear information about the origin of the Greek word and its first date of attestation. It further provides all etymologically relevant variants, dialectal forms, derivatives, compounds, and bibliographical references. This dictionary is a truly indispensable tool for those in search of a deeper knowledge of the Greek vocabulary, its history and, therewith, a better understanding of the language.

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Title Etymological Dictionary of Greek (2 Vols.)
Author Robert Beekes
Binding Hardcover
Edition Bilingual
Pages 164
Volumes 2
Language ENG
Publisher Brill, LEIDEN
Date 2009
ISBN 9789004174184 / 9004174184
Weight 7.15 lbs (3.24 kg)
Dimensions 9.7 x 6.9 x 4.1 in (24.64 x 17.53 x 10.41 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Greek language - Etymology
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009036652
Dewey Decimal Code 482.03

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Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2010, Page 248

About the author

Robert S. P. Beekes (Ph.D. 1969) is Professor emeritus of Comparative Indo- European Linguistics at Leiden University. He has published extensively on the historical grammar of Greek, Iranian and Indo-European, including The Development of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Greek (Mouton, 1969), The Origins of the Indo-European Nominal Inflection (IBS, 1985), A Grammar of Gatha-Avestan (Brill, 1988), and Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction (Benjamins, 1995).

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