Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂sowsos, from *h₂sews- (to be dry). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic соухъ (suxŭ, dry), English sear (dry, withered), Sanskrit शोष (śoṣa, dryness).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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αὖος (aûosm (feminine αὔη, neuter αὖον); first/second declension or
αὖος (aûosm or f (neuter αὖον); second declension

  1. dry (of timber), dried (of fruit), withered (of leaves)
  2. dried up, exhausted

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “αὖος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 171

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