όριο
Greek
Alternative forms
- όριον (órion) — Katharevousa
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 • (ório) n
Declension
| 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