γέρων

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-. Cognates include Sanskrit जरन्त (járanta) and Old Armenian ծեր (cer).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [ɡérɔːn]
  • (Koine): IPA: [ɟˈɛro̞ːn]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [ʝˈeron]

[edit] Noun

γέρων (genitive γέροντος) m, third declension; (gerōn)

  1. an old man
  2. (plural) elders, i.e. a ruling or advisory council
  3. (as an adjective) old

[edit] Inflection

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[edit] Greek

[edit] Adjective

γέρων  (géron)

  1. Genitive masculine plural form of γέρος.

[edit] Noun

γέρων m. (géron)

  1. Genitive plural form of γέρος.
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