ὥρα

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See also: Ὥρα, ώρα, and ὤρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (year, season).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    ὥρᾱ (hṓrāf (genitive ὥρᾱς); first declension

    1. any defined period of time
    2. season
    3. (in the plural) climate
    4. year
    5. time of day
    6. hour
    7. some specific time: right time, time for something
    8. time of life: youth

    Inflection

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    Descendants

    • Greek: ώρα (óra)
    • Pontic Greek: ώρα (óra)
    • Tsakonian: ούρα (oúra)
    • Latin: hōra (see there for further descendants)
    • Sanskrit: होरा (horā) (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὥρα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1681-2

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