θησαυρός

Ancient Greek

θησαυρός

Etymology

Beekes derives it from Pre-Greek.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θησαυρός • (thēsaurós) m (genitive θησαυροῦ); second declension

  1. treasure
  2. vault, repository, chest

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θi.saˈvɾos/
  • Rhymes: -os
  • Hyphenation: θη‧σαυ‧ρός

Noun

θησαυρός • (thisavrós) m (plural θησαυροί)

  1. treasure, wealth
  2. (lexicography) thesaurus
  3. (archaeology) treasury, treasure

Declension

Derived terms

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