ónomai

„zu beschuldigen, zu schelten, zu beleidigen“

Likely from Proto-Indo-European *h₃enh₂- (“to onerate, charge, burden; (perhaps) to name”); cognate with Hittite [script needed] (ḫannanzi, “to judge, charge, sue”). According to Beekes, οὔνεσθε (oúnesthe) and the forms in ὀνα- (ona-) are secondary derivations, not based on the root ὀνο- (ono-).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ó.no.mai̯/ → /ˈo.no.mɛ/ → /ˈo.no.me/

Verb

ὄνομαι • (ónomai)

1. to blame, scold; to find fault with, treat scornfully, attack verbally, vituperate, insult
2. to curse, throw a slur upon; to slander
3. to quarrel with, impugn