órganon

órgan-on Organ

From Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“work”), formed similarly to ξόᾰνον (xóănon, “statue, xoanon”); compare ἔργον (érgon, “work, deed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ór.ɡa.non/ → /ˈor.ɣa.non/ → /ˈor.ɣa.non/

Noun

ὄργᾰνον • (órgănon) n (genitive ὀργᾰ́νου); second declension

1. instrument, implement, tool
2. sense organ
3. musical instrument
4. the material of a work (e.g. timber)
5. the product of a work (e.g. lumber)