Ἀμοργός
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Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ἀμοργίς (amorgís, “mallow stalks, kind of garment”) from ἀμέργω (amérgō, “to pluck, to pull”). The island was famed for its textiles.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.mor.ɡós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.morˈɡos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.morˈɣos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.morˈɣos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.morˈɣos/
Proper noun
Ἀμοργός • (Amorgós) f (genitive Ἀμοργοῦ); second declension
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Further reading
- “Ἀμοργός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ἀμοργός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)