ὄρνεον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From some derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō, whence also ὄρνις (órnis). Cognates include Old Armenian որոր (oror), Hittite 𒄩𒀀𒊏𒀸 (ḫāras), Proto-Slavic *orьlъ, and Old English earn (English erne).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὄρνεον • (órneon) n (genitive ὀρνέου); second declension

  1. a bird
  2. (in the plural) the bird-market

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: όρνεο (órneo), όρνιο (órnio)

Further reading

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