κόρις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)koris (“cutting, gnawing”), from *(s)ker- (“cut”). Cognate to Russian корь (korʹ, “moth”).

Alternatively related to ἀκαρί (akarí, “mite”) via Pre-Greek.

Noun

κόρῐς • (kóris) m (genitive κόρεως or κόρῐος); third declension

  1. bedbug
  2. a type of fish
  3. a type of St. John's wort

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: κοριός m (koriós, “bedbug”)
  • ⇒ Byzantine Greek: κόριζα (kóriza), *κόριδα (*kórida)

Further reading

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