φάρσος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (to burst, break, crack, split, separate) and cognate with Proto-Germanic *brestaną (to burst). Previously it was connected with ἅψος (hápsos, joint) and μύσος (músos, defilement).

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Noun

φάρσος (phársosn (genitive φάρσους or φάρσεος); third declension

  1. Any piece cut off, portion
  2. A quarter of a city
  3. A cloth, a covering

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