όριο

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Koine Greek ὅριον (hórion, “a bound, limit; frontier; region, district”) diminutive of Ancient Greek ὅρος (hóros, “boundary, limit; frontier; landmark”), from Proto-Hellenic *wórwos (whence Mycenaean Greek 𐀺𐀺 (wo-wo)), from Proto-Indo-European *werw-. Compare Latin urvō (“to trace, mark out bounds”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈo.ri.o/
  • Hyphenation: ό‧ρι‧ο

Noun

όριο • (ório) n

  1. limit, boundary; border, dividing line

Declension
declension of όριο
case     \     number singular plural
nominative όριο • όρια •
genitive ορίου •,  όριου • ορίων •
accusative όριο • όρια •
vocative όριο • όρια •

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • όριο ταχύτητας n (ório tachýtitas, “the speed limit”)

Further reading

όριο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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