Idaeanadj.

Brit.

/ʌɪˈdɪən/, U.S.

/aɪˈdiən/

Forms:

α. 1500s– Idaean, 1700s– Idean.

β. 1800s Idaian.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Īdaeus , -an suffix; Greek Ἰδαῖος , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Īdaeus and its etymon ancient Greek Ἰδαῖος ( < Ἴδη Ida (classical Latin Īda, Īdē), the name of a mountain in Asia Minor near ancient Troy (Turkish Kaz Dağı) and of the chief mountain in Crete + -αῖος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix.Ida occurs as a place name in English contexts from Old English onwards.

Of, relating to, or living on Mount Ida, either (a) a mountain in Asia Minor near ancient Troy; or (b) the chief mountain in Crete, in some versions of Greek mythology the birthplace of Zeus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [adjective] > spec

Idaean1590

Hymettian1601

Sinaica1769

Sinaitic1786

Snowdoniana1822

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. vii. sig. T1 Here eke that famous golden Apple grew,..For which th'Idæan Ladies disagreed.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. viii. sig. T3^v Like as Cupido on Idæan hill.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xv. 220 Thus from th' Idæan height, Like air's swift pigeon-killer, stoop'd the far~shot God of light.

a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 7/1 Trembling Roofs of Trees..Which make Idæan Woods in every Crook.

1709 W. Reeves tr. Justin Martyr et al. Apol. I. 290 Unmindful of the Idean cave.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Pine 5. The wild sea-pine... 6. The Idæan sea-pine.

1807 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 46 Pessinus, the first and principal sanctuary, in those parts, of the mother of the gods, thence called the Pessinuntian Goddess, and more frequently the Idean Mother.

1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound iii. i. 97 Pour forth heaven's wine, Idæan Ganymede, And let it fill the Dædal cups like fire.

1876 W. E. Gladstone Homeric Synchronism 123 Teucer, son of Scamander and of an Idaian Nymph.

1921 Public Opinion 17 June 568/3 The sad dwellers on the Idaean plain.

1970 Oxf. Classical Dict. (ed. 2) 540/1 Idaean dactyls, literally the Fingers of Ida, but whether the Phrygian or the Cretan Ida and whether their name refers to craftsmanship, dwarfish size, or something else, the ancients were in doubt.

2004 R. Strelan Strange Acts i. 15 In the Idean rite..the praetors perform the sacrifices and celebrate games in honour of the goddess.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	idaean
释义	Idaeanadj. Brit. /ʌɪˈdɪən/, U.S. /aɪˈdiən/ Forms: α. 1500s– Idaean, 1700s– Idean. β. 1800s Idaian. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Īdaeus , -an suffix; Greek Ἰδαῖος , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Īdaeus and its etymon ancient Greek Ἰδαῖος ( < Ἴδη Ida (classical Latin Īda, Īdē), the name of a mountain in Asia Minor near ancient Troy (Turkish Kaz Dağı) and of the chief mountain in Crete + -αῖος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix.Ida occurs as a place name in English contexts from Old English onwards. Of, relating to, or living on Mount Ida, either (a) a mountain in Asia Minor near ancient Troy; or (b) the chief mountain in Crete, in some versions of Greek mythology the birthplace of Zeus. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [adjective] > spec Idaean1590 Hymettian1601 Sinaica1769 Sinaitic1786 Snowdoniana1822 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. vii. sig. T1 Here eke that famous golden Apple grew,..For which th'Idæan Ladies disagreed. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. viii. sig. T3^v Like as Cupido on Idæan hill. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xv. 220 Thus from th' Idæan height, Like air's swift pigeon-killer, stoop'd the far~shot God of light. a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 7/1 Trembling Roofs of Trees..Which make Idæan Woods in every Crook. 1709 W. Reeves tr. Justin Martyr et al. Apol. I. 290 Unmindful of the Idean cave. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Pine 5. The wild sea-pine... 6. The Idæan sea-pine. 1807 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 46 Pessinus, the first and principal sanctuary, in those parts, of the mother of the gods, thence called the Pessinuntian Goddess, and more frequently the Idean Mother. 1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound iii. i. 97 Pour forth heaven's wine, Idæan Ganymede, And let it fill the Dædal cups like fire. 1876 W. E. Gladstone Homeric Synchronism 123 Teucer, son of Scamander and of an Idaian Nymph. 1921 Public Opinion 17 June 568/3 The sad dwellers on the Idaean plain. 1970 Oxf. Classical Dict. (ed. 2) 540/1 Idaean dactyls, literally the Fingers of Ida, but whether the Phrygian or the Cretan Ida and whether their name refers to craftsmanship, dwarfish size, or something else, the ancients were in doubt. 2004 R. Strelan Strange Acts i. 15 In the Idean rite..the praetors perform the sacrifices and celebrate games in honour of the goddess. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1590
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