κήρ

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See also: Κήρ, and κῆρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kā́r. No suitable Indo-European root exists, therefore the source is probably Pre-Greek.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κήρ (kḗrf (genitive κηρός); third declension

  1. death, doom
  2. goddess or demon of death

Declension

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κήρ, κηρός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 688–689

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