γέρων

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *géronts, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵérh₂onts (old). Cognates include Sanskrit जरत् (járan, old man), Old Armenian ծերուն (cerun), and Irish géaraid (champion).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γέρων (gérōnm (genitive γέροντος); third declension

  1. an old man
  2. (in the plural) elders, i.e. a ruling or advisory council
  3. (as an adjective) old

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γέρων”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 268-9

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Adjective

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γέρων (géron)

  1. Genitive masculine plural form of γέρος (géros).

Noun

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γέρων (géronm

  1. Genitive plural form of γέρος (géros).