βαλανεύς
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Βαλανεῖον: Διὰ τῆς ει διφθόγγου· ἀπὸ τοῦ βαλανεὺς γάρ ἐστιν· τὰ γὰρ ἀπὸ τῶν εἰς ευς διὰ τοῦ ειον γινόμενα οὐδέτερα διὰ τῆς ει διφθόγγου γράφεται· οἷον, κουρεὺς, κουρεῖον· γραμματεῖον ἀπὸ τοῦ γραμματεύς· βαλανεὺς, βαλανεῖον
Translation (En)
Balaneion "bath". With the diphthong /ei/, for it comes from balaneus "bath-man". For neuter nouns in -eion derived from nouns in -eus are spelt with /the diphthong /ei/, as courus "barber" koureion, grammateion, from grammateus "school-master", balaneus, balaneion
Parallels
Choeroboscus, De orthographia (epitome), p. 231 (Κουρεῖον: Παρὰ τὸ κουρεὺς, κουρεῖον, ὥσπερ βαλανεὺς, βαλανεῖον [= Lentz III/2, p. 537]); Etym. Gudianum, theta, p. 262 (Τὰ γὰρ ἀπὸ τῶν εἰς ευς διὰ τὸ ειον παρακείμενα, διὰ τῆς ει διφθόγγου γράφεται. οἷον, κουρεὺς κουρεῖον, βαφεὺς βαφεῖον, βαλανεὺς βαλανεῖον); Etym. Gudianum Additamenta, beta, p. 258 (⟦Βαλανεῖον· διὰ τῆς ει διφθόγγου. ἀπὸ τοῦ βαλανεύς. ‖ λέγουσι δέ τινες, ὅτι τὸ βαλανεῖον παρὰ τὸ ἀποβάλλειν τὰς ἀνίας εἴρηται, κακῶς δέ φασιν· εἰ γὰρ ἦν⟧ οὕτως, ἔδει διὰ τοῦ ι γράφεσθαι ὡς καὶ τὸ ἀνία. ἔστι δὲ εἰπεῖν, ὅτι ‖ ἀπὸ τοῦ βαλ⟦άνου λέγεται· καὶ γὰρ βαλάνους εἶχον ἔθος⟧ ἐν αὐ⟦τῷ ὑ⟧ποκαί⟦ειν⟧);
Comment
Derivational etymology, regular from the phonetic point of view, and Herodian provides parallels for this derivation. Lentz splits this unique sentence in Choeroboscus' epitome into two different fragments