φάρσος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”) and cognate with Proto-Germanic *brestaną (“to burst”). Previously it was connected with ἅψος (hápsos, “joint”) and μύσος (músos, “defilement”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φάρσος • (phársos) n (genitive φάρσους or φάρσεος); third declension

  1. Any piece cut off, portion
  2. A quarter of a city
  3. A cloth, a covering

Inflection

Derived terms

  • φαρσοφόρος (pharsophóros)
  • φάρσωμα (phársōma)

References

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