χῶρος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to χώρα (khṓra, location).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χῶρος (khôrosm (genitive χώρου); second declension

  1. space, room, place (in which a thing is)
  2. dwelling place
  3. locality
  4. station
  5. district, region, territory, country, land
  6. field, farm, estate
  7. northeast wind

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Descendants

  • Greek: χώρος (chóros)
  • ? Old Georgian: ქორი (kori, (room) upstairs; home) (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χώρα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1654-5

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