όμηρος
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὅμηρος (hómēros, “hostage”).[1]
Noun
[edit]όμηρος • (ómiros) m or f (plural όμηροι)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | όμηρος (ómiros) | όμηροι (ómiroi) |
| genitive | ομήρου (omírou) | ομήρων (omíron) |
| accusative | όμηρο (ómiro) | ομήρους (omírous) |
| vocative | όμηρε (ómire) | όμηροι (ómiroi) |
Related terms
[edit]- ομηρία f (omiría, “the state of being a hostage”)
References
[edit]- ^ όμηρος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre, page 974
Further reading
[edit]- όμηρος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language