λύθρον

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (to wash), the same root of λούω (loúō, to wash), λῦμα (lûma, dirt), Latin lutum (mire, mud) and Albanian lym (loam, clay). Compare Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhira, blood, gore), in which case the color-word being the same is coincidence.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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λύθρον (lúthronn (genitive λύθρου); second declension

  1. gore, defilement from blood
    Synonym: βρότος (brótos)
  2. venom of the hydra

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Translingual: Lythrum

Further reading

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