τείρεα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Like τέρας (téras, sign, marvel), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τείρεᾰ • (teíreăn pl (genitive τειρέων); third declension

  1. (astronomy) stars or constellations

Declension

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “τείρεα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1458

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