σύνορος

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From σῠν- (sun-, beside, with, along with) +‎ ὅρος (hóros, boundary), from Proto-Hellenic *wórwos (whence Mycenaean Greek 𐀺𐀺 (wo-wo)), from Proto-Indo-European *werw-; possible cognates include Latin urvō (to trace, mark out bounds).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Adjective[edit]

σῠ́νορος (súnorosm or f (neuter σῠ́νορον); second declension

  1. conterminous with, neighboring, bordering

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

  • συνορέω (sunoréō, to border, be conterminous with)
  • συνορία (sunoría, borderland, neighboring location, frontier)
  • συνόριον (sunórion, borderland, neighboring location, frontier)

Descendants[edit]

  • Byzantine Greek: σύνορον (súnoron, border, boundary, limit)
    • Greek: σύνορο (sýnoro, border, boundary; frontier)

Further reading[edit]