θυρωρός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • θυραωρός (thuraōrós)Epic

Etymology

From θύρα (thúra, door) + the root underlying οὖρος (oûros, watcher, guardian) and ἐρύω (erúō, to protect, guard).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θῠρωρός • (thŭrōrósm or f (genitive θῠρωροῦ); second declension

  1. doorkeeper, porter

Inflection

Derived terms

  • θυρωρεῖον (thurōreîon)
  • θυρωρέω (thurōréō)

Descendants

  • Greek: θυρωρός (thyrorós)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “θύρα (COMP > θυρᾰ-ωρός (X 69), θυρ-ωρός, -ουρός)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 565-6

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