όμηρος

See also: Όμηρος and Ὅμηρος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὅμηρος (hómēros, “hostage”); possibly ultimately from a combination of Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰm̥mō (“earthling”) + PIE suffix meaning "to join," in the sense of a master carpenter or wheel-maker.

Noun

όμηρος • (ómiros) m or f (plural όμηροι)

  1. hostage

Declension
declension of όμηρος
singular plural
nominative όμηρος • όμηροι •
genitive ομήρου • ομήρων •
accusative όμηρο • ομήρους •
vocative όμηρε • όμηροι •
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