ἴμβηρις

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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The ending is reminiscent of λεβηρίς (lebērís, snake skin, slough). The word resembles some Balto-Slavic words for "eel", like Lithuanian ungurỹs and Russian у́горь (úgorʹ). However, the ending rather points to a Pre-Greek word. The relation to ἔγχελυς (énkhelus, eel) and Latin anguilla (eel) is unclear.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἴμβηρις (ímbēris)

  1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: ἔγχελυς (énkhelus, eel).

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