νεκρός
Greek (Cypriot)
/neˈkɾos/
adj
Definitions
- dead no longer living
- (figuratively) dead, lifeless lacking energy or life
- (figuratively) dead completely inactive, broken, inoperable
- (figuratively) dead no longer used or required
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek νεκρός (corpse, death, dead body, dead).
Origin
Ancient Greek
νεκρός
Gloss
corpse, death, dead body, dead
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
骸
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- necronym English
- νεκροθήκη Ancient Greek
- νεκρομαντεία Ancient Greek
- νεκρός Ancient Greek
- *neḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *neḱ-rós Proto-Indo-European
- νεκρόπολις grc-koi