The Ancient Macedonian word ἀδῆ
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| IPA | ǎðɛ̂ː |
| Meaning | heaven, sky |
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Greek: αιθήρ
‘air, upper layer of the atmosphere, sky, ether’ Proto-Indo-European: *h₂eidh- ‘kindle, ignite’ |
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Hesychius Macedonian version (δ ~ θ) of αἰθήρ “air”. However, it is hard to explain the drop of both -ρ and -ι- from the proposed root *αἰδήρ. |
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Other words that might be of interest |
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| νίβα ‘snow, spring’ | |