ὄζος

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See also: όζος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ózdos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ósdos (branch, twig). Cognate with Old Armenian ոստ (ost, branch; knot (of tree)), Old English ōst (tree knot).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὄζος (ózosm (genitive ὄζου); second declension

  1. bough, branch, twig
  2. knot or eye on a tree
  3. (figuratively) offshoot, scion

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: όζος (ózos)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὄζος 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1050

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