ἀί̈τας[ῑ],ὁ , Dor. word for
A. a beloved youth, answering toεἰσπνήλαςorεἴσπνηλος(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' ἀί̈τας
Dosiad. Ara 5
, cf. Lyc. 461 :—fem.ἀῖτιςHdn.Gr. 1.105 , 2.296 , cf. Alcm. 125 .