οὖρον

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂worsom, from *h₂wers- (to rain, drip).[1] Cf. *weh₁r- (water, liquid, milk). Compare Latin ūrīna.

Noun

οὖρον (oûron) n (genitive οὔρου); second declension

  1. urine
Inflection
Derived terms
  • οὐρέω (ouréō)

Descendants

  • Greek: ούρο (oúro), ούρα (oúra)

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to ὄρνυμι (órnumi, excite)

Noun

οὖρον (oûron) n (genitive οὔρου); second declension

  1. range, space
Inflection

Etymology 3

Noun

οὖρον (oûron)

  1. accusative singular of οὖρος (oûros)

Further reading

References

  1. Watkins, Calvert (2000). The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots. 2nd edition, page 100, s.v. wē-r-. →ISBN.
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