See also: εορτή

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Proto-Hellenic *wewortā́ and related to ἐρίηρoς (eríēros), ἔρανος (éranos), ἦρα (êra), with further cognates outside Hellenic unknown.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἑορτή (heortḗf (genitive ἑορτῆς); first declension

  1. feast
    1. festival, holiday
    2. amusement, pastime
    3. (with or without τοῦ πάσχα) the Passover

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: εορτή (eortí), γιορτή (giortí)
  • Ottoman Turkish: یورتی (yortu)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἑορτή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 436

Further reading

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