χήρα

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by Jaspet (talk | contribs) as of 00:11, 20 February 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χήρα (khḗra), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁ro- (derelict), from the root *ǵʰeh₁- (to leave behind, abandon). Cognate with Latin heres.[1][2]

Noun

χήρα (chíraf (plural χήρες, masculine χήρος)

  1. widow, relict

Declension

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN