ὄργανον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (work), formed similarly to ξόᾰνον (xóănon, statue, xoanon); compare ἔργον (érgon, work, deed).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    ὄργᾰνον • (órgănonn (genitive ὀργᾰ́νου); second declension

    1. instrument, implement, tool
    2. sense organ
    3. musical instrument
    4. the material of a work (e.g. timber)
    5. the product of a work (e.g. lumber)

    Inflection

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ὄργανον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1096–97

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