όριο

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Etymology[edit]

From Koine Greek ὅριον (hórion, a bound, limit; frontier; region, district) diminutive of Ancient Greek ὅρος (hóros, boundary, limit; frontier; landmark), from Proto-Hellenic *wórwos (whence Mycenaean Greek 𐀺𐀺 (wo-wo)), from Proto-Indo-European *werw-. Compare Latin urvō (to trace, mark out bounds).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈo.ri.o/
  • Hyphenation: ό‧ρι‧ο

Noun[edit]

όριο (órion

  1. limit, boundary; border, dividing line

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Further reading[edit]

όριοΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.