ἕρση

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἐέρσα (eérsa) Doric
  • ἐέρση (eérsē)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁uers- (humidity). Close to Sanskrit वर्षा (varṣā, rain), Albanian versë (dew), Armenian գայրր (gayrr, dirt, mud), and Old Persian باران (bārān, rain).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἕρση (hérsē) f (genitive ἕρσης); first declension

  1. dew
  2. (in the plural) raindrops
  3. young and tender animal
  4. kid born in winter

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἑρσαῖος (hersaîos)
  • ἑρσήεις (hersḗeis)
  • ἑρσηφορία (hersēphoría)
  • ἑρσοφόρος (hersophóros)
  • ἕρσω (hérsō)
  • ἑρσώδης (hersṓdēs)

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