ἧπαρ

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See also: ήπαρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər, from Proto-Indo-European *Hyékʷr̥. The noun was changed to a T-stem, presumably due to contamination from words like ὄνομᾰ (ónoma); the expected oblique base would be *hepan- (written *ηπαν-) or *ipan- (written *ιπαν-).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἧπᾰρ (hêparn (genitive ἥπᾰτος); third declension

  1. liver

Declension

Descendants

  • English: hepato-, hepar
  • Greek: ήπαρ (ípar)
  • Latin: hēpar

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