ἀΐτας [
ῑ],, Dor. word for
A). a beloved youth, answering to
εἰσπνήλας or
εἴσπνηλος (the lover),
Ar. Fr. 738 (fort.
Eratosth.),
Theoc. 12.14 (
αἴτης, said to be a Thessalian word), cj. in
23.63 ; generally,
lover,
Χρύσας (sc.
Ἀθανᾶς )
δ’ ἀΐτας Dosiad. Ara 5 , cf.
Lyc. 461 :—fem.
ἀῖτις Hdn.Gr.
1.105 ,
2.296 , cf.
Alcm. 125 .