βίρρη

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Furnée suggests a derivation from Asia Minor and compares Svan ბერეჟ (berež, iron), Akkadian 𒀭𒁇 (parzillum), Hebrew בַּרְזֶל (barzel, iron), Ugaritic 𐎁𐎗𐎏𐎍 (brḏl) and Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 (brzl); furthermore Old English bræs (brass) and Basque burdin (iron). Or, according to Beekes, from Pre-Greek, in view of the geminate consonants.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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βίρρη (bírrhē)

  1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: πυράγρα (purágra, pair of fire tongs), δρέπανον (drépanon, pruning-knife).

Further reading

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