αὖος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂sowsos, from *h₂sews-. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic соухъ (suxŭ, dry), English sear (dry, withered), Sanskrit शोष (śoṣa, dryness).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

αὖος (aûosm (feminine αὔη, neuter αὖον); first/second declension or
αὖος (aûosm or f (neuter αὖον); second declension

  1. dry (of timber), dried (of fruit), withered (of leaves)
  2. dried up, exhausted

Declension

As a three-ending adjective:

As a two-ending adjective:

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