ἦθος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Expanded form of ἔθος (éthos). Cognate with Sanskrit स्वधा (svádhā, habit, custom).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἦθος (êthosn (genitive ἤθους); third declension

  1. character
  2. custom, habit

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ήθος (íthos)
  • English: ethos
  • Latin: ēthos

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἦθος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 511

Further reading

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