ὄζος

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See also: όζος

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *ózdos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ósdos (branch, twig). Cognate with Old Armenian ոստ (ost, branch; knot (of tree)), Old English ōst (tree knot).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ὄζος (ózosm (genitive ὄζου); second declension

  1. bough, branch, twig
  2. knot or eye on a tree
  3. (figuratively) offshoot, scion

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: όζος (ózos)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὄζος 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1050

Further reading

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