ἄγρυπνος
Ancient Greek
adj-2nd
Definitions
- wakeful, sleepless, vigilant
- banishing sleep, keeping awake
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek ἀγρός (field, countryside, country) + Ancient Greek ὕπνος (sleep).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὕπνος
Gloss
sleep
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
寝, 眠, 睡
Emoji
🏨 💤 😪 😴 🛌 🛏️ 🏕️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hypno- English
- ἀγροφύλαξ Ancient Greek
- ἀγρυπνία Ancient Greek
- ἀγρός Ancient Greek
- ἀφυπνίζω Ancient Greek
- ἄγραυλος Ancient Greek
- ἄγριος Ancient Greek
- ἄγροικος Ancient Greek
- ὕπνος Ancient Greek
- *swep- Proto-Indo-European
- *swépnos Proto-Indo-European
- ύπνος Greek (modern)
- *agrós Proto-Hellenic
- *húpnos Proto-Hellenic