ὀστρύα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ὀστρυΐς (ostruḯs), ὀστρύς (ostrús)

Etymology

Frisk compares ὄστρεον (óstreon, bivalve) but the semantics are weak. Heubeck and Neumann suggest a Pre-Greek origin, in view of the enlargements in "-ύα", "-υΐς" and "-ύς".

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὀστρύα • (ostrúa) f (genitive ὀστρύᾱς); first declension

  1. common hophornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: ostrya

References

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