κύαρ

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

An old r/n-stem from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (to swell), which is found thematicized in Avestan 𐬯𐬏𐬭𐬀 (sūra, hole, lacuna), as well as in Old Armenian սոր (sor, hole); a thematic n-stem occurs in Sanskrit शून (śūna, tumid, tumescent), सून (sūna, emptiness, lack), शुन्य (śunya, empty, void). An l-stem is supposed in κύλα (kúla, holes under the eyelids), but see κοῖλος (koîlos, hollow) too. These words are generally connected with the group of κῠ́ω (kúō, to be pregnant with), assuming a basic meaning "curvation", whence both "hole" and "vaulting".

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Noun

κῠ́αρ (kúarn (genitive κῠ́ατος); third declension

  1. eye of a needle
  2. (anatomy) orifice of the ear, earhole

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