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κέρας

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Hellenic *kérats, probably remodeled from an earlier s-stem *kéras (like κᾰ́ρᾱ (kắrā), κᾰ́ρηνον (kắrēnon), κρᾱνίον (krāníon)), as preserved in e.g. κερασ-φόρος (keras-phóros, with a horn), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (head, top; front of the skull; horn);[1] see there for more. An older etymology supposes Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-n̥t-.

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    Noun

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    κέρᾰς (kérăsn (genitive κέρᾱτος or κέρᾰος or κέρεος or κέρως); third declension

    1. horn (of an animal)
    2. horn as a material, or anything made of horn, such as a bow.
    3. (music) horn (musical instrument)
    4. arm or branch of a river
    5. the side branch (either left or right) of a military array for battle.
    6. (metonymic, horn of a powerful animal as a tool) horn used in biblical interpretation as representing a person as focus of a group for power.

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    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “κέρας”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 676–677

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    Greek

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    Etymology

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    From Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras).

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    Noun

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    κέρας (kérasn (plural κέρατα)

    1. (anatomy) horn
    2. (music) horn (wind instrument)

    Declension

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    Declension of κέρας
    singular plural
    nominative κέρας (kéras) κέρατα (kérata)
    genitive κέρατος (kératos) κεράτων (keráton)
    accusative κέρας (kéras) κέρατα (kérata)
    vocative κέρας (kéras) κέρατα (kérata)

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