βύρσα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A loanword of unknown, possibly Pre-Greek, origin. Perhaps cognate with Hittite 𒆳𒊭𒀸 (kur-ša-aš); see there for more.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βῠ́ρσᾰ • (búrsa) f (genitive βῠ́ρσης); first declension

  1. the skin stripped off a hide, leather
  2. the skin of a live animal

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: bursa

References

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