οὐραῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From οὐρά (ourá, tail) + -αῖος (-aîos, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

οὐραῖος • (ouraîos) m (feminine οὐραίᾱ, neuter οὐραῖον); first/second declension

  1. of the tail
Declension

Etymology 2

Traditionally assumed to be from Egyptian jꜥrt (cobra in threat posture),
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, from jꜥr (to rise, climb); however, on phonetic grounds, Gundacker, following Fecht, argues for an origin in Egyptian wrrt (White Crown, uraeus, literally the great one) instead.

Alternative forms

Noun

οὐραῖος • (ouraîos) m (genitive οὐραίου); second declension

  1. uraeus, sacred asp
Declension
Descendants
  • Latin: ūraeus

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