τυρός

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See also: Τύρος

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *tūrós (whence also Mycenaean Greek 𐀶𐀫 (tu-ro /⁠tūrós⁠/)), probably from Proto-Indo-European *tuh₂-ró-s, from *tewh₂- (to swell). However, compare Old English ġe-þweor (curds), from *(s)twerH- (to swirl, churn). Possibly a formation in common with Proto-Slavic *tvarogъ (quark, whey-cheese) and Avestan 𐬙𐬏𐬌𐬭𐬌 (iri), but the root and morphological details are disputed.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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τῡρός (tūrósm (genitive τῡροῦ); second declension

  1. cheese

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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(from diminutive τυρίον (turíon))

  • Byzantine Greek: τυρίν (turín)

Further reading

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  • τυρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • τυρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • τυρός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • τυρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • τυρός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 129