ὄρρος

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Ancient Greek

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₁orsos (bottom, arse). Cognates include Old Armenian ոռ (oṙ), Old Irish err, Old English ærs (English arse, ass),[1] and perhaps Hittite 𒅈𒊏𒀸 (arraš). See also οὐρᾱ́ (ourā́, tail).

Noun

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ὄρρος (órrhosm (genitive ὄρρου); second declension

  1. (vulgar) butt, ass
Inflection
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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ὄρρος (órrhosm (genitive ὅρρου); second declension

  1. Megarian form of ὅρος (hóros)
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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὄρρος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1110-1

Further reading

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