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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
IPA (key ) : /mé.ros/ → /ˈme.ros/ → /ˈme.ros/
Noun
μέρος • (méros ) n (genitive μέρεος or μέρους ) ; third declension
part , component , region
share , portion
one's turn
heritage , lot , destiny
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
Further reading
“μέρος ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940 ) A Greek–English Lexicon , Oxford: Clarendon Press
“μέρος ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889 ) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon , New York: Harper & Brothers
μέρος in Bailly, Anatole (1935 ) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français , Paris: Hachette
Bauer, Walter et al. (2001 ) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature , Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
“μέρος ”, in Slater, William J. (1969 ) Lexicon to Pindar , Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
G3313 in Strong, James (1979 ) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
μέρος in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007 ) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries ], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910 ) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language , London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited . allotment idem, page 25.assignment idem, page 46.attribute idem, page 52.bit idem, page 80.branch idem, page 93.concern idem, page 155.department idem, page 211.detachment idem, page 218.division idem, page 244.dole idem, page 246.element idem, page 265.factor idem, page 301.far idem, page 306.fraction idem, page 342.fragment idem, page 342.ingredient idem, page 440.link idem, page 493.lot idem, page 501.morsel idem, page 541.part idem, page 593.partly idem, page 595.piece idem, page 611.portion idem, page 627.proportion idem, page 653.province idem, page 654.quarter idem, page 663.quota idem, page 667.section idem, page 747.share idem, page 762.sphere idem, page 801.turn idem, page 901.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέρος ( méros ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈmeɾos/
Hyphenation: μέ‧ρος
Noun
μέρος • (méros ) n (plural μέρη )
( 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.
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 .
( music ) movement , part
Το τρίτο μέρος της συμφωνίας. To tríto méros tis symfonías. The third movement of the symphony.
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.
( euphemistic ) loo , privy , commode , lavatory ( toilet )
πάω στο μέρος ― páo sto méros ― to 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 )