- σαννᾶς
- σαννᾶςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: Surname a. personal name, `μωρός, stupid person' (Cratin. [cf. Clark ClassRev. 69, 245 f.], Colophon), σαννίων `id.' (Arr.), σάννορος = μωρός (Rhinth.), prob. with Kaibel ad loc. for -υρος; cf. Σαννυρίων. As PN also Σάνν-ος (Hippon.), -αῖος, -ιος, -υρίων, f. -ώ (5.-4. cent); Σαννίδωρος surname for Άντίδωρος (Epicur.).Other forms: rather than -ᾱς.Derivatives: Besides σαννίον = αἰδοῖον (Eup.), σαν\<ν\>ιόπληκτος αἰδοιόπληκτος H.; σαννάδας τὰς ἀγρίας αἶγας H. (formally patronymicon of *σάννος v. t.) = NGr. (Crete) ἡ σανάδα (Hatzidakis Glotta 12, 148 f.); prob. also ἐσαθνύριζεν ᾔκαλλεν H. für ἐσαν(ν)-.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: From σαίνω (s. v.) with expressive-hypocoristic gemination; the names are, at least partly, built referring to σαννίον αἰδοῖον. Details w. rich lit. in Masson on Hippon. 118 (p. 165 f.). Lat. LW [loanword] sanna `grimace', sanniō `buffoon' (W.-Hofmann s. v.). -- The etymology should rather be rejected.Page in Frisk: 2,676
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