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chrysós

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(Weitergeleitet von χρύσος)

chrysós agr. χρῡσός Gold

Borrowed from a Semitic source, usually assumed to be Phoenician/Punic;[1] compare Phoenician 𐤇𐤓𐤑 (ḥrṣ),[2] Biblical Hebrew חָרוּץ (ḥārûṣ),[3] Akkadian 𒆬𒄀(ḫurāṣum), Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀬𐀰 (ku-ru-so).

Pronunciation IPA(key): /kʰryː.sós/ → /xryˈsos/ → /xriˈsos/

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Noun

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χρῡσός • (khrūsós) m (genitive χρῡσοῦ); second declension

  1. gold (substance)
  2. (poetic) something dear or precious
  3. a gold coin [ quotations ▼]