ὅρος

See also: όρος, ορός, and ὄρος

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *wórwos (whence Mycenaean Greek 𐀺𐀺 (wo-wo)), perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *werw-, with cognates including Latin urvō.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὅρος (hóros) m (genitive ὅρου); second declension

  1. boundary, limit, frontier, landmark
  2. marking stones, stones used for inscribing legal contracts
  3. the broad wooden piece serving as the upper part of an oil/wine press
  4. rule, standard
  5. term, definition
  6. goal, end, aim

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