λύθρον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • λύθρος (lúthros)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”), the same root of λούω (loúō, “to wash”), λῦμα (lûma, “dirt”), Latin lutum (“mire, mud”) and Albanian lym (“loam, clay”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λύθρον • (lúthron) n (genitive λύθρου); second declension

  1. gore, defilement from blood
    Synonym: βρότος (brótos)
  2. venom of the hydra

Inflection

Derived terms

  • λυθρόω (luthróō)
  • λυθρώδης (luthrṓdēs)

Descendants

  • Translingual: Lythrum

Further reading

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