δέρριον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of δέρω (dérō, “to skin, flay”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dér̥.r̥i.on/ → /ˈðer.ri.on/ → /ˈðe.ri.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dér̥.r̥i.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈder.ri.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðer.ri.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðer.ri.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðe.ri.on/

Noun

δέρριον • (dérrhion)

1. Hesychius gives the definition as: τρίχινον σακίον (tríkhinon sakíon, literally “small bag made of fur”).

Further reading

• “δέρριον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• δέρριον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Hesychius' Lexicon: δ