Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (to swell). Starting from Proto-Indo-European *twoh₂-ro-, Solmsen seeks connection with σῶς (sôs, safe, healthy, intact), also pleading against connection with σορός (sorós, cup, recipient). σῶμα (sôma, body) has also been compared.[1] See also Old Armenian թուշ (tʻuš, cheek), from Proto-Indo-European *tewHr- (to swell), which seems connected to *tewh₂- and which the Greek term may alternatively derive from.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σωρός (sōrósm (genitive σωροῦ); second declension

  1. heap, pile, mound (especially of corn)
    Synonyms: θημών (thēmṓn), θωμός (thōmós), κόρθυς (kórthus)
  2. (in general) heap, quantity

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: σωρός (sorós)
  • New Latin: sōrus (see there for further descendants)

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σωρός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1440

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek σωρός (sōrós, heap, mound).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σωρός (sorósm (plural σωροί)

  1. heap, pile

Declension

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singular plural
nominative σωρός (sorós) σωροί (soroí)
genitive σωρού (soroú) σωρών (sorón)
accusative σωρό (soró) σωρούς (soroús)
vocative σωρέ (soré) σωροί (soroí)

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Derived terms

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  • ένα σωρό (éna soró, loads of, lots of, a whole bunch of)