χρέος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (to yearn), the root of χράομαι (khráomai)/χρεώ (khreṓ, to need) and χρή (khrḗ, have to, ought).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χρέος • (khréos) n (genitive χρέους); third declension

  1. want, need
  2. affair, business
  3. debt

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: χρέος (chréos)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρέος (khréos).

Noun

χρέος • (chréos) n (plural χρέη)

  1. debt

Declension

Further reading

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