όριο

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Koine Greek ὅριον (hórion, a bound, limit; frontier; region, district) diminutive of Ancient Greek ὅρος (hóros, boundary, limit; frontier; landmark), from Proto-Hellenic *wórwos (whence Mycenaean Greek 𐀺𐀺 (wo-wo)), from Proto-Indo-European *werw-. Compare Latin urvō (to trace, mark out bounds).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈo.ri.o/
  • Hyphenation: ό‧ρι‧ο

Noun

όριο • (órion

  1. limit, boundary; border, dividing line

Declension

Declension of όριο
singular plural
nominative όριο (ório) όρια (ória)
genitive ορίου (oríou)
όριου (óriou)
ορίων (oríon)
accusative όριο (ório) όρια (ória)
vocative όριο (ório) όρια (ória)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • όριο ταχύτητας n (ório tachýtitas, the speed limit)

Further reading

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