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Ancient Greek
Etymology
The ending is reminiscent of λεβηρίς (lebērís, “snake skin, slough”). The word resembles some Balto-Slavic words for "eel", like Lithuanian ungurỹs and Russian у́горь (úgorʹ). However, the ending rather points to a Pre-Greek word. The relation to ἔγχελυς (énkhelus, “eel”) and Latin anguilla (“eel”) is unclear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈim.bi.ris/ → /ˈim.bi.ris/
Noun
ἴμβηρις • (ímbēris)
- Hesychius' gives the definition as: ἔγχελυς (énkhelus, “eel”).
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