γῆρυς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • γᾶρυς (gârus)Doric

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (to shout, call) (reconstructed by Beekes as *geh₂r-).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γῆρῠς • (gêrŭsf (genitive γήρυος); third declension

  1. voice, speech

Declension

Derived terms

  • γαρύω (garúō)
  • γηρύω (gērúō)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “γῆρῠς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 271

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