- αἰχμή
- αἰχμήGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `point of a spear, spear' (Il.). On its use in Homer s. Trümpy Fachausdrücke 52ff.Dialectal forms: Myc. aikasama \/aiksma\/.Compounds: αἰχμ-άλωτος `prisoner-of-war' (Pi.)Derivatives: αἰχμητής `spearman, warrior' (Il.). - Denominativum: αἰχμάζω `throw the spear, arm with a spear' (Il.).Origin: IE [Indo-European] [15] *h₂eiḱ- `spear'Etymology: Mycenaean proves *aiksmā. The word was connected with αἶκλοι αἱ γωνίαι τοῦ βέλους H. and with Lith. iẽšmas, OPr. aysmis `spit' (\< -ḱ(s)m-); the original meaning must have been `point'. In Greek further Cypr. ἰκμαμένος `wounded' (Ruijgh El. ach. 136), ἰκτέα ἀκόντιον H.and perhaps ἴκταρ `near'. Uncertain: ἴγδις f. (Sol.), ἴγδη (Hp.) `mortar'.Page in Frisk: 1,48
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.