hēmérā

hēmérā agr. ἡμέρᾱ

Lengthened form of ἦμαρ (êmar, “day”), from Proto-Hellenic *ā́mər, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃mr̥ (“heat”), from *h₂eh₃- (“be hot, burn”). Initial aspiration ῾ (h) in Attic probably comes by analogy with ἑσπέρᾱ (hespérā). Cognate with Old Armenian աւր (awr, “day”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /hɛː.mé.raː/ → /iˈme.ra/ → /iˈme.ra/

Noun

ἡμέρᾱ • (hēmérā) f (genitive ἡμέρᾱς); first declension

1. day
2. (with adjectives) a time of life of a particular type or length
3. (poetic) time
4. (adverbial)
   1. (genitive) within a certain number of days; by day; sometime during a particular day
   2. (dative) on a particular day
   3. (accusative) for a day or days; after a day or a certain number of days; in the daytime