χρυσός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    Borrowed from a Semitic source, usually assumed to be Phoenician/Punic;[1][2] compare Phoenician 𐤇𐤓𐤑 (ḥrṣ),[3] Biblical Hebrew חָרוּץ (ḥārûṣ),[4] Akkadian 𒆬𒄀 (ḫurāṣum), Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀬𐀰 (ku-ru-so).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    χρῡσός • (khrūsósm (genitive χρῡσοῦ); second declension

    1. gold (substance)
    2. (poetic) something dear or precious
    3. a gold coin

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Greek: χρυσός (chrysós)
    • Mariupol Greek: хурсо́ (xursó) (as if from a neuter noun)
    • Latin: chrȳsos

    References

    1. ^ Goltz, Dietlinde (1972), Studien zur Geschichte der Mineralnamen in Pharmazie, Chemie und Medizin von den Anfängen bis Paracelsus (Sudhoffs Archiv. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftsgeschichte; Beiheft 14), Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, →ISBN, page 80
    2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “χρῡσός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1652
    3. ^ Tomback, Richard S. (1978), A Comparative Semitic Lexicon of the Phoenician and Punic languages (Society of Biblical Literature: Dissertation Series; 32), Missoula, Montana: Scholars Press, →ISBN, page 151. For example, the word used on the Tabnit sarcophagus.
    4. ^ Klein's Hebrew-English Etymological Dictionary

    Further reading

    Greek

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /xɾiˈsos/
    • Hyphenation: χρυ‧σός

    Etymology 1

    From Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, gold) (already Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀬𐀰 (ku-ru-so)), Semitic loan, compare with Biblical Hebrew חָרוּץ (ḥārûṣ), Akkadian 𒆬𒄀 (ḫurāṣum).[1]

    Noun

    χρυσός • (chrysósm (plural χρυσοί)

    1. (chemistry) gold (metal element)
      Synonyms: χρυσάφι (chrysáfi), μάλαμα (málama)
    2. (synecdochic) money, currency, cash
    3. (figuratively) wealth, riches
      Synonym: χρυσάφι (chrysáfi)
    Declension
    Declension of χρυσός
    singular
    nominative χρυσός (chrysós)
    genitive χρυσού (chrysoú)
    accusative χρυσό (chrysó)
    vocative χρυσέ (chrysé)
    Coordinate terms
    • Appendix:Greek names for chemical elements

    Further reading

    Etymology 2

    From Byzantine Greek χρυσός (khrusós), from Ancient Greek χρυσοῦς (khrusoûs), from Ancient Greek χρύσεος (khrúseos, golden).[1]

    Adjective

    χρυσός • (chrysósm (feminine χρυσή, neuter χρυσό)

    1. golden, gold
    2. (figuratively) handsome, lovely
    3. (figuratively) good-hearted
    4. (figuratively) dear, lovable
    Declension
    Declension of χρυσός
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative χρυσός (chrysós) χρυσή (chrysí) χρυσό (chrysó) χρυσοί (chrysoí) χρυσές (chrysés) χρυσά (chrysá)
    genitive χρυσού (chrysoú) χρυσής (chrysís) χρυσού (chrysoú) χρυσών (chrysón) χρυσών (chrysón) χρυσών (chrysón)
    accusative χρυσό (chrysó) χρυσή (chrysí) χρυσό (chrysó) χρυσούς (chrysoús) χρυσές (chrysés) χρυσά (chrysá)
    vocative χρυσέ (chrysé) χρυσή (chrysí) χρυσό (chrysó) χρυσοί (chrysoí) χρυσές (chrysés) χρυσά (chrysá)

    Derivations:
    Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο χρυσός, etc.)
    Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο χρυσός, etc.)

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 χρυσός - Babiniotis, Georgios (2008), Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.