ὠχρός

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See also: ωχρός and ὦχρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. The connection with Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra, tiger) is untenable for formal reasons. Wackernagel hesitatingly supposed that a neuter ὦχρος (ôkhros) replaced an older *ὦχος (*ôkhos), like αἶσχος (aîskhos) to αἰσχρός (aiskhrós) and ψῦχος (psûkhos) to ψυχρός (psukhrós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ὠχρός (ōkhrósm (feminine ὠχρᾱ́, neuter ὠχρόν); first/second declension

  1. pale, sallow, wan

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: ωχρός (ochrós)
  • ? Old Georgian: ოქროჲ (okroy)

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