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ὄργανον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (work), formed similarly to ξόᾰνον (xóănon, statue, xoanon); compare ἔργον (érgon, work, deed).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ὄργᾰνον (órgănonn (genitive ὀργᾰ́νου); second declension

  1. instrument, implement, tool
  2. sense organ
  3. musical instrument
  4. the material of a work (e.g. timber)
  5. the product of a work (e.g. lumber)

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὄργανον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1096-7

Further reading

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