ἔρνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (to move, stir, spring) and cognate with ὄρνυμι (órnumi, to awaken, arouse).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔρνος (érnos) n (genitive ἔρνεος or ἔρνους); third declension

  1. (botany) young shoot, sprout
  2. (in the plural) wreaths worn by victors in games
  3. scion, offspring

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἔρνατις (érnatis)
  • ἐρνεσίπεπλος (ernesípeplos)
  • ἐρνίον (erníon)
  • ἐρνοκόμος (ernokómos)
  • ἐρνόομαι (ernóomai)
  • ἐρνύγας (ernúgas)
  • ἔρνυτας (érnutas)
  • ἐρνώδης (ernṓdēs)
  • εὐερνής (euernḗs)

References

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