Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (to do, make, perform (magic, etc.)). See also Proto-Slavic *čarъ (magic, sorcery).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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τέρᾰς (térasn (genitive τέρᾰτος); third declension

  1. sign, marvel, wonder
  2. divine sign, omen, portent
  3. monster

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: teras
  • Greek: τέρας (téras)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τέρας”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1467-8

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τέρας (téras).

Noun

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τέρας (térasn (plural τέρατα)

  1. monster

Declension

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Declension of τέρας
singular plural
nominative τέρας (téras) τέρατα (térata)
genitive τέρατος (tératos) τεράτων (teráton)
accusative τέρας (téras) τέρατα (térata)
vocative τέρας (téras) τέρατα (térata)
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