στέρνον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *stér(h₃)-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (to be broad, spread out). Cognate with Proto-West Germanic *stirniju (forehead).

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Noun

στέρνον (stérnonn (genitive στέρνου); second declension

  1. (especially of men) A breast, chest.
    1. (poetic) The seat of the affections, heart.
  2. (figurative) The heart.
  3. (anatomy) The breastbone; the sternum.

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