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ἐρέτης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-t-, from *h₁reh₁- (to row). Compare also Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀩𐀲 (e-re-ta /⁠eretās⁠/).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἐρέτης (erétēsm (genitive ἐρέτου); second declension

  1. (mostly in the plural) rowers
  2. (in the plural) oars

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐρέτης”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 454

Further reading

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