Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *dʰl̥h₁rós, whence possibly also Sanskrit धीर (dhīra, steady, brave, energetic, resolute), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (to bloom), the root of θάλλω (thállō).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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θᾰλερός (thalerósm (feminine θᾰλερᾱ́, neuter θᾰλερόν); first/second declension

  1. blooming (thriving in health, beauty and vigor)
  2. stout, sturdy
  3. hale, vigorous
  4. fresh, young, youthful

Declension

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Further reading

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  • θαλερός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • θαλερός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • θαλερός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.