- μαίνη
- μαίνηGrammatical information: f. (AP 9, 412),Meaning: `name of a small herring-like fish, `Maena vulgaris'(AP 9, 412). Further forms μαινομένη (sch. Luc.) with μαινομένιον (Alex. Trall.), NGr. μαίνουλα, μανάλι etc.; details in Thompson Fishes s.v.Other forms: also μαινίς. -ίδος f. (com., Arist.) with μαινίδιον (com., Arist.),Origin: XX [etym. unknown] = PGX [probably a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: No etymology. Quite doubtful is the connection with Slav., e.g. Russ. menь m. `barbot', Lith. ménkė `haddock' (from meñkas `small', Fraenkel Wb. s. v.), Skt. mīna- m. a fish etc. (Solmsen KZ 37, 584ff., Wortforsch. 122 n. 2, Charpentier KZ 47, 181 f.; WP. 2, 267f., Pok. 731. Vasmer s. menь). Hesitating attempt to interpret μαινη as "the wild frolicking, raging fish" and connection with μαίνομαι in Strömberg Fischnamen 53ff. - Lat. LW [loanword] maena.Page in Frisk: 2,160
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.