See also: χειρ and χειρ-

Ancient Greek edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr (hand). Cognate with Old Armenian ձեռն (jeṙn), Old Persian 𐎭𐎿𐎫 (d-s-t /⁠dasta⁠/), Albanian dorë (hand), Tocharian A tsar, and Latin hir (hand).

Pronunciation edit

 
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Noun edit

χείρ (kheírf (genitive χειρός); third declension

  1. hand
  2. arm (or hand and arm taken together)
    • 1843, Longus quoted in Liddell Scott Jones, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      (Il.6.81) εν χερσὶ γυναικων πεσέειν (into the arms)
      (Il.6.81) en khersì gunaikōn peséein (into the arms)
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. paw of an animal
  4. finger

Declension edit

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Descendants edit

  • English: chiro-, chiral, chirality
  • Koine Greek: χέριον (khérion) (diminutive)
  • Greek: χειρ (cheir)

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