- πρίασθαι
- πρίασθαιGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `to buy' (Od.).Other forms: Ptc. πριάμενος, finite forms ἐπριάμην, πρίωμαι, πριαίμην, ipv. πρίασο (-ίω, -ίᾱ).Compounds: rarely w. prefix, e.g. ἐκ-, συν-.Derivatives: Neg. vbaladj. ἀ-πρία-τος in ἀπριάτην acc. sg. f. `unbought, without ransom' (A 99, h. Cer.132), as adv. `gratuitous' (ξ317, Agath.4,22), pl. ἀπριάτας (Pi. Fr. 169, 8); PN Άπριάτη; cf. Leumann Hom. Wörter 167 f.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [648] *kʷreih₂- `buy'Etymology: Old inherited, in Greek isolated aorist. Closest to the Greek form comes the OIr. subj. ni-cria `emat' (IE *kʷrii̯āt); remarkably Greek does not have the both in Sanskrit and Celt. and in Slav. wellknown nasalpresent, Skt. krīṇā́ti (for older *kriṇā́ti), OIr. crenim, ORuss. krьnuti `buy'. A corresponding Gr. *πρίνημι had become awkward because of the resembling opposite πέρνημι, Aeol. πορνάμεν `sell' (Meillet BSL 26, 14). The vbaladj. ἀ-πρία-τος can be identified with Skt. krītá- `bought' (ια \< ih₂e = Skt. ī \< ih₂; Schwyzer 363 w. lit. and 743, where also on the other forms). -- To the further numerous, in the separate languages appearing derivations, e.g. Skt. krayá- m. `purchase(price) \< *kʷroih₂-o-', OIr. crīth `payment, purchase', OLith. krienas `price', Toch. B karyor, A kuryar `purchase, trade', Greek has no correspondence. -- Further forms w. rich lit. in WP. 1, 523 f., Pok. 648 and in the relevant dictionaries.Page in Frisk: 2,594-595
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.