ὄγχνη

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Hypothetically connected with ἔγχος (énkhos, spear) if this lance was originally made of pear wood. Furnée connects the word with κόγχη (kónkhē, mussel) and thinks that the noun is from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ὄγχνη (ónkhnēf (genitive ὄγχνης); first declension

  1. pear tree (Pyrus communis)

Inflection

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