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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Furnée suggests a derivation from Asia Minor and compares Svan ბერეჟ (berež, “iron”), Akkadian 𒀭𒁇 (parzillum), Hebrew בַּרְזֶל (barzel, “iron”), Ugaritic 𐎁𐎗𐎏𐎍 (brḏl) and Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 (brzl); furthermore Old English bræs (“brass”) and Basque burdin (“iron”). Or, according to Beekes, from Pre-Greek, in view of the geminate consonants.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bír̥.r̥ɛː/ → /ˈβir.ri/ → /ˈvi.ri/
Noun
βίρρη • (bírrhē)
- Hesychius' gives the definition as: πυράγρα (purágra, “pair of fire tongs”), δρέπανον (drépanon, “pruning-knife”).
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