ἄκορος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from a same root as Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós, *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄκορος • (ákoros) f (genitive ἀκόρου); second declension

  1. sweet flag (Acorus calamus)

Inflection

Descendants

  • → Latin: acorus, acoros
  • → Persian: اگیر‎ (egir), اگر‎ (ager, eger)
    • → Kazakh: айыр (aiyr), иір (iır)
    • → Middle Armenian: ակիր (akir)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: اگیر‎ (eğir), اگر‎ (eğir)
    • → Uzbek: игир (igir)

References

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