κέρδος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from a Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- (craft, cunning) and cognate with Old Irish cerd (craft, skill) (< *ḱerd-h₂-), Welsh cerdd (song).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κέρδος (kérdosn (genitive κέρδους); third declension

  1. gain, profit
    Antonym: ζημῐ́ᾱ (zēmíā)

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Descendants

  • Greek: κέρδος (kérdos)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κέρδος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 678

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek κέρδος (kérdos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcer.ðos/
  • Hyphenation: κέρ‧δος

Noun

κέρδος (kérdosn (plural κέρδη)

  1. profit, gain (material or financial)

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