χλωρός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. Related to χλοερός (khloerós, verdant) and χλόη (khlóē, the green of new growth).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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χλωρός (khlōrósm (feminine χλωρᾱ́, neuter χλωρόν); first/second declension

  1. greenish-yellow, pale green (color/colour)
  2. (in general) pale, pallid
    • New Testament, Revelation 6:8:
      καὶ εἶδον, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἵππος χλωρός, καὶ ὁ καθήμενος ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ ὄνομα αὐτῷ [ὁ] Θάνατος, καὶ ὁ ἅδης ἠκολούθει μετ' αὐτοῦ
      kaì eîdon, kaì idoù híppos khlōrós, kaì ho kathḗmenos epánō autoû ónoma autôi [ho] Thánatos, kaì ho hádēs ēkoloúthei met' autoû
      And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. (KJV)
  3. fresh, verdant, unripe, blooming
  4. youthful

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • English: chlorine
  • Latin: chlorus, Chlorus

See also

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Colors in Ancient Greek · χρώμᾰτᾰ (khrṓmata) (layout · text)
     λευκός (leukós)      γλαυκός (glaukós), κῐλλός (killós), πολῐός (poliós), φαιός (phaiós), χαροπός (kharopós)      ᾰ̓μαυρός (amaurós), κελαινός (kelainós), μαυρός (maurós), μέλᾱς (mélās)
             ἐρῠθρός (eruthrós); κᾰρῡ́κῐνος (karū́kinos), κόκκῐνος (kókkinos), φοινός (phoinós)              πυρρός (purrhós); ὄρφνῐνος (órphninos)              μήλινος (mḗlinos), ξᾰνθός (xanthós); ὠχρός (ōkhrós)
             πρᾰ́σῐνος (prásinos)              χλωρός (khlōrós)              χλωρός (khlōrós); χλωρομέλᾱς (khlōromélās)
             κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos); γλαυκός (glaukós), κᾰλάϊνος (kaláïnos)              κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos)              κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos), ὑᾰκῐ́νθῐνος (huakínthinos)
             ἰόεις (ióeis), φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos); ᾰ̔λουργής (halourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphúreos), οἶνοψ (oînops)              φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos); ᾰ̔λουργής (halourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphúreos)              ῥόδινος (rhódinos), ῥοδόεις (rhodóeis)

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xloˈɾos/
  • Hyphenation: χλω‧ρός

Adjective

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χλωρός (chlorósm (feminine χλωρή, neuter χλωρό)

  1. just sprouted, tender and green (especially plant, grass, etc.)
  2. (by extension) fresh
    Antonym: ξερός (xerós)

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