ᾠόν

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Ancient Greek[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Hellenic *ōyyón, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (egg), argued to have been a derivative of *h₂éwis (bird), whence also ᾱ̓ετός (āetós, eagle) and οἰωνός (oiōnós, bird of prey). Cognates include Latin ōvum, Persian خایه (xâye) and Old English ǣġ (English egg).

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Noun[edit]

ᾠόν (ōiónn (genitive ᾠοῦ); second declension

  1. egg
  2. seed

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Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: αβγό n (avgó, egg) (from rebracketing with the article)

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