ὀστέον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁. Cognates include Latin os, Sanskrit अस्थि (ásthi) and Old Armenian ոսկր (oskr).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὀστέον (ostéon) n (genitive ὀστέου); second declension

  1. bone
  2. (figuratively) bones of the earth = rock
  3. stone of fruit

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