See also: ᾦον

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *ōyyón, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (egg), argued to have been a derivative of *h₂éwis (bird), whence also ᾱ̓ετός (āetós, eagle) and οἰωνός (oiōnós, bird of prey). Cognates include Latin ōvum, Persian خایه (xâye) and Old English ǣġ (English egg).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᾠόν (ōiónn (genitive ᾠοῦ); second declension

  1. egg
  2. seed

Usage notes

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Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: αβγό n (avgó, egg) (from rebracketing with the article)
  • Pontic Greek: ωβό n (ovó), ωβόν (ovón), ωβγόν (ovgón), ωβγό (ovgó), εβγό (evgó), 'βό ('vó)

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