See also: λάρος

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *lawerós, possibly related to ἀπολαύω (apolaúō, to enjoy).[1] Pokorny draws it from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (benefit, gain), itself the source of ἀπολαύω (apolaúō).[2]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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λᾱρός (lārósm or f (neuter λᾱρον); second declension

  1. (poetic) sweet, delicious, pleasing

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λαρός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 835
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “665”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 665

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