STEMS IN A LIQUID (λ, ρ) OR A NASAL (ν）—Concluded
ὁ αἰθήρ upper air (
αἰθερ-),
ὁ κρα_τήρ mixing bowl (
κρα_τηρ-),
ὁ φώρ thief (
φωρ-),
τὸ νέκταρ nectar (
νεκταρ-),
ὁ δελφί_ς dolphin (
δελφι_ν-),
ὁ Ἕλλην Greek (
Ἑλλην-),
ὁ δαίμων divinity (
δαιμον-), voc.
δαῖμον, 249 b. The only
λ stem is
ὁ ἅλς salt (pl.
grains of salt);
ἡ ἅλς (poetic) means
sea.
ὁ μήν month was originally a sigma stem (
μηνσ-, cp.
mensis).
[*] 259 D. Late Greek shows
δελφί_ν, ῥί_ν, θί_ν shore (Hom.
θί_ς).
ἕλμινς worm in Hippocrates has its
ν from the oblique cases. Hom. has
ἠέρι, ἠέρα from
ἀ_ήρ air; from
Κρονί_ων Hom. has
Κρονι?́ωνος and
Κρονί_ονος. μάκαρς is Doric for
μάκα_ρ happy. Pind. has
φρασί (
250 N.). Ionic
μείς, Doric
μής are from
μενς for
μηνς (
40,
37 D. 1, 2). Aeolic gen.
μῆννος is from
μηνσ-ος.
[*] 260.
Accusative Sing.—
Ἀπόλλω and
Ποσειδῶ are found as well as
Ἀπόλλωνα, Ποσειδῶνα. The shorter forms are regular in inscriptions, and occur especially in expressions of swearing after
νὴ τόν, μὰ τόν (1596 b).
[*] 260 D.
κυκεών potion usually has
κυκεῶ for
κυκεῶνα.
[*] 261.
Vocative.—
σωτήρ preserver,
Ἀπόλλων, Ποσειδῶν (from
Ποσειδέων, -ά_ων, -α_ϝων) have voc.
σῶτερ, Ἄπολλον, Πόσειδον with recessive accent. Recessive accent also occurs in compound proper names in
-ων; as
Ἀγαμέμνων, Ἀγάμεμνον; Αὐτομέδων, Αὐτόμεδον; Φιλήμων, Φιλῆμον; but not in those in
-φρων (
Εὐθύφρον).
Λακεδαίμων has
Λακεδαῖμον.
