παλίουρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A connection with οὐρά (ourá, tail) makes little sense, nor it is to be taken with οὖρον (oûron, urine). The word is most probably Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰλίουρος • (pălíourosm or f (genitive πᾰλῐούρου); second declension

  1. Christ's thorn (Paliurus spina-christi)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • πᾰλῐούρῐνος (pălĭoúrĭnos)
  • πᾰλῐουρίς (pălĭourís)
  • πᾰλῐουροφόρος (pălĭourophóros)

Descendants

  • Latin: paliūrus

Further reading