ἕρση

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁wérs-eh₂ (humidity). Close to Sanskrit वर्षा (varṣā, rain).

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Noun

ἕρση (hérsēf (genitive ἕρσης); first declension

  1. dew
    Synonym: δρόσος (drósos)
  2. (in the plural) raindrops
  3. young and tender animal
  4. kid born in winter

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