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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/agrós

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 This Proto-Hellenic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Hellenic

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“(arable) field, pasturage, open land”). Cognate with Sanskrit अज्र (ájra), Proto-Iranian *Hájrah, Proto-Italic *agros, and Proto-Germanic *akraz.[1]

    Noun

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    *agrós m

    1. field
    2. arable land
    3. countryside

    Inflection

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    O-stem, masc./fem.
    Nominative *agrós
    Genitive *agróyyo
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative *agrós *agrṓ *agrói
    Vocative *agré *agrṓ *agrói
    Accusative *agrón *agrṓ *agróns
    Genitive *agróyyo *agróyyun *agrṓn
    Dative *agrṓi *agróyyun *agróis
    Locative *agrói, -éi — *agróihi
    Instrumental *agrṓ — *agrṓis

    Descendants

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    • Ancient Greek: ᾰ̓γρός (ăgrós)
      • Greek: αγρός m (agrós, “field”)
    • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀀𐀒𐀫 (a-ko-ro)

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀγρός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 6
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