ἄρον

See also: ἆρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Hemmerdinger derived it from Egyptian r (reed, cane). Perhaps it is also contained in ἀρίς (arís) and ἀρίσαρον (arísaron). A comparison with Latin arundo (cane) is less probable.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄρον (áron) n (genitive ἄρου); second declension

  1. cuckoopint (Arum italicum)

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: arum
  • Translingual: Arum

Further reading

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