achor

English

Etymology

From Latin.

Noun

achor (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, pathology) dandruff (or similar condition)

Anagrams

Eastern Bontoc

Noun

achor

  1. (anatomy) body

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄχωρ (ákhōr).

Pronunciation

Noun

achōr m (genitive achōris); third declension

  1. The scab or scald on the head

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative achōr achōrēs
genitive achōris achōrum
dative achōrī achōribus
accusative achōrem achōrēs
ablative achōre achōribus
vocative achōr achōrēs

References

  • achor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • achor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.