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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Named as the god of the north wind. Perhaps related to Proto-Slavic *gora ( “ mountain, hill, mountainous elevation covered in forests ” ) and Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Híš ( “ mountain ” ) , in which case from Proto-Indo-European *gʷorH-eh₂ , from *gʷerH- ( “ mountain, forest ” ) .[ 1]
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /bo.ré.aːs/ → /βoˈre.as/ → /voˈre.as/
Noun
Βορέᾱς • (Boréās ) m (genitive Βορέᾱ ) ; first declension ( Old Attic , Doric )
the north wind, personified as Boreas
the North
Inflection
ὁ Βορέᾱς ho Boréās
τοῦ Βορέᾱ toû Boréā
τῷ Βορέᾳ tôi Boréāi
τὸν Βορέᾱν tòn Boréān
Βορέᾱ Boréā
Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
Derived terms
Descendants
Greek: Βορέας ( Voréas ) , βοριάς m ( voriás ) , βορράς m ( vorrás )
→ Latin: Boreas
→ Middle Armenian: բօրէաս ( bōrēas )
→ Old Armenian: վոռէ ( voṙē )
→ Old Georgian: ბორიაჲ ( boriay , “ northern wind ” )
Georgian: ბორია ( boria , “ cold, northern breeze ” ) , ბორიო ( borio )
→ Ottoman Turkish: پویراز ( poyraz ) , بوریاز ( boryaz )
→ Mingrelian: ბორია ( boria , “ wind ” )
References
Further reading
“Βορέας ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940 ) A Greek–English Lexicon , Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Βορέας ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889 ) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon , New York: Harper & Brothers
Βορέας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
“Βορέας ”, in Slater, William J. (1969 ) Lexicon to Pindar , Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910 ) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language , London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited , page 1,004
Further reading
Greek
Proper noun
Βορέας • (Voréas ) m
( Greek mythology ) Boreas , the god of the North Wind
Declension
Declension of Βορέας
singular
nominative
Βορέας ( Voréas )
genitive
Βορέα ( Voréa )
accusative
Βορέα ( Voréa )
vocative
Βορέα ( Voréa )
βόρειος m ( vóreios , “ north wind ” )
βοριάς m ( voriás , “ north wind ” )
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