ἀρνίον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀρήν (arḗn, lamb, sheep) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀρνίον (arníonn (genitive ἀρνίου); second declension

  1. little ram, little lamb
  2. sheep-skin, fleece

Inflection

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: ἀρνίν (arnín)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀρήν, ἀρνός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 129

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