ὄνειρος

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Derived from the root of ὄναρ (ónar) with a suffix *-yos. Cognate with Old Armenian անուրջ (anurǰ) and Albanian ëndërr.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ὄνειρος (óneirosm (genitive ὀνείρου); second declension

  1. dream
    Synonym: ὄναρ (ónar)
  2. anything which is dreamlike, unreal, fleeting

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: oneiro-
  • Greek: όνειρο (óneiro)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὄναρ (> VAR > ὄνειρος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1082

Further reading

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