ἀνάγυρος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

The form with ὀνο- might point to a substrate, Pre-Greek word, as α/ο is frequent in such words. Amigues starts from Medieval Latin faba inversa (inverted bean) and connects it with γυρός (gurós, round).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀνᾰ́γῡρος (anágūrosm (genitive ἀνᾰγῡ́ρου); second declension

  1. bean trefoil (Anagyris foetida)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: anagyros
  • Translingual: Anagyris

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