μέρος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros; equivalent to μερ- (mer-), the root of μείρομαι (meíromai, to receive as one's portion) +‎ -ος (-os).[1] Compare μέλος (mélos, limb, member), of similar meaning and superficial pronunciation but different origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μέρος (mérosn (genitive μέρεος or μέρους); third declension

  1. part, component, region
  2. share, portion
  3. one's turn
  4. heritage, lot, destiny
  5. member of a set, kind, type
    • 170 BCE – 90 BCE, Dionysius Thrax, Art of Grammar 11:
      τοῦ δὲ λόγου μέρη ἐστὶν ὀκτώ· ὄνομα, ῥῆμα, μετοχή, ἄρθρον, ἀντωνυμία, πρόθεσις, ἐπίρρημα, σύνδεσμος.
      toû dè lógou mérē estìn oktṓ; ónoma, rhêma, metokhḗ, árthron, antōnumía, próthesis, epírrhēma, súndesmos.
      There are eight parts of speech : noun, verb, participle, article, pronoun, preposition, adverb, conjunction.

Declension

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μέρος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 933

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɾos/
  • Hyphenation: μέ‧ρος

Noun

μέρος (mérosn (plural μέρη)

  1. (most senses) part (a fraction of a whole)
    Το αγγλικό Βικιλεξικό αποτελεί μέρος ενός πολυεθνικού διαδικτυακού εγχειρήματος.
    To anglikó Vikilexikó apoteleí méros enós polyethnikoú diadiktyakoú encheirímatos.
    English Wiktionary is part of an online multinational project.
  2. place (an area; somewhere within an area)
    Σ’ αυτό το μέρος είναι κρυμμένος ένας θησαυρός.
    S’ aftó to méros eínai krymménos énas thisavrós.
    There's treasure hidden at this place.
  3. (music) movement, part
    Το τρίτο μέρος της συμφωνίας.
    To tríto méros tis symfonías.
    The third movement of the symphony.
  4. party, side (group of people forming one side in a given dispute)
    Τα ενδιαφερόμενα μέρη κατέληξαν σε συμβιβαστική λύση.
    Ta endiaferómena méri katélixan se symvivastikí lýsi.
    The interested parties reached a compromise.
  5. (euphemistic) loo, privy, commode, lavatory (toilet)
    πάω στο μέροςpáo sto mérosto go to the loo

Declension

Declension of μέρος
singular plural
nominative μέρος (méros) μέρη (méri)
genitive μέρους (mérous) μερών (merón)
accusative μέρος (méros) μέρη (méri)
vocative μέρος (méros) μέρη (méri)