oûros

• IPA^(key): /ûː.ros/ → /ˈu.ros/ → /ˈu.ros/

Etymology 1

According to Beekes, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to move, stir, spring”), like ὄρνυμι (órnumi, “to awaken”).

Noun

οὖρος • (oûros) m (genitive οὔρου); second declension

1. fair wind [ quotations ▼]

Etymology 2

• From Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to note, sense”).
• Or from Proto-Indo-European *sorwos (“guardian”). Cognate with Latin servus.

Noun

οὖρος • (oûros) m (genitive οὔρου); second declension

1. guardian, watcher [ quotations ▼]

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin ūrus.

Noun

οὖρος • (oûros) m (genitive οὔρου); second declension

1. aurochs, Bos primigenius

Etymology 4

Noun

οὖρος • (oûros) m (genitive οὔρου); second declension

1. Ionic form of ὅρος (hóros)

Etymology 5

Noun

οὖρος • (oûros) n (genitive οὔρεος); third declension

1. Epic and Lyric form of ὄρος (óros)