- εἰλαπίνη
- εἰλαπίνηGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `drinking-bout, festive eating' (Il.; Ael. ἐλ(λ)απίνα Hoffmann Dial. 2, 487).Derivatives: εἰλαπινάζω `banquet' (Il.; only present) with εἰλαπιναστής (Ρ 577).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: No etymology. A cultural word that may well be a Pre-Greek word; cf. on δεῖπνον. Anl. εἰ- perh. due to metrical lengthening. -απ- is hardly IE.Page in Frisk: 1,455
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.