ὕσγη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἰσγένη (isgénē)
  • ἰσγίνη (isgínē)

Etymology

Pausanias calls the word Galatian but Furnée regards the noun as Pre-Greek because of the variants.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὕσγη • (húsgēf (genitive ὕσγης); first declension

  1. A shrub, probably the kermes oak (Quercus coccifera)
    Synonym: ἀγρῐοβᾰ́λᾰνος (agrĭobắlănos)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ὑσγινοβαφής (husginobaphḗs)
  • ὑσγινοειδής (husginoeidḗs)
  • ὑσγινόεις (husginóeis)
  • ὕσγινον (húsginon)
  • ὑσγινόσημος (husginósēmos)

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