ὄσπριον

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Of unclear origin. Connections with σπεῖρον (speîron, wrapping cover) and σπείρω (speírō, to sow) have been suggested, but this is impossible because "ὀ" is not a prothetic vowel. The word is more likely a substrate borrowing,[1] perhaps from the same source as Old Armenian ոսպն (ospn, lentil).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ὄσπρῐον (ósprionn (genitive ὀσπρίου); second declension

  1. (botany) pulse, legume (of all kinds)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: όσπριο (ósprio)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὄσπριον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1118

Further reading

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