φάρος

See also: Φάρος and φᾶρος

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

According to Beekes, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (to carve; split; cut; rub; pierce; strike). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *burōną (to bore) and Latin forō (I bore).

Noun

φᾰ́ρος • (phắrosn (genitive φάρεος or φᾰ́ρους); third declension

  1. plough
  2. ploughing
    Synonym: ἄροσις (árosis)
Inflection
  • ἄφᾰρος (áphăros, unploughed)
  • ἀφᾰ́ρωτος (aphắrōtos, unploughed)
  • φᾰράω (phăráō), φᾰρόω (phăróō, plough)

Etymology 2

See φᾶρος (phâros).

Noun

φάρος • (phárosn (genitive φάρους); third declension

  1. Later form of φᾶρος (phâros): "large piece of cloth, web"
  • φαροφόρος (pharophóros, clad in leathern coats -of sheep-)

Etymology 3

Unknown.[1] Has been suggested as from Φᾰ́ρος (Phắros, Pharos), the name of an island on which the lighthouse of Alexandria was located, possibly from Egyptian, as well as the name of that lighthouse. Alternately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰar- (log, board, plank).

Noun

φάρος • (phárosm

  1. lighthouse
Inflection

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φάρος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1555

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek φάρος (pháros), from the Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros), the island at Alexandria's port and its famous lighthouse. Uncertain.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfa.ros/
  • Hyphenation: φά‧ρος

Noun

φάρος • (fárosm

  1. lighthouse

Declension

Declension of φάρος
singular plural
nominative φάρος (fáros) φάροι (fároi)
genitive φάρου (fárou) φάρων (fáron)
accusative φάρο (fáro) φάρους (fárous)
vocative φάρε (fáre) φάροι (fároi)

Derived terms

  • αεροφάρος m (aerofáros)
  • ραδιοφάρος m (radiofáros, radio beacon)
  • φαρόπλοιο n (faróploio, lightship)
  • φαροφύλακας m (farofýlakas, lighthouse keeper)
  • φαροφυλακή f (farofylakí)

See also

References

  1. ^ φάρος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language