νόσος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Willi's derivation from a putative Proto-Indo-European *n-h₁osu-o-s (not good), from *n̥- (not, un-) + a u-stem of the o-grade of *h₁es- (to be), and subsequent comparison of Hittite 𒀀𒀸𒋗𒍑 (a-aš-šu-uš, good), suffers from phonological irregularities.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

νόσος (nósosf (genitive νόσου); second declension

  1. sickness, disease, illness
  2. plague
  3. misery, suffering, distress
  4. madness, vice
  5. bane

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: noso-
  • Greek: νόσος (nósos)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “νόσος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1023-4

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos).

Pronunciation

Noun

νόσος (nósosf (plural νόσοι)

  1. (medicine) disease
    Synonyms: αρρώστια (arróstia), ασθένεια (asthéneia), πάθηση (páthisi)

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