ἠώς

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • The morning red, daybreak, dawn
  • Dawn as a length of time: morning
  • A morning as a unit of time: day
  • The direction of dawn, the East

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Hellenic *auhṓs, awhṓs derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs (dawn), *h₂ews- (dawn, east, eastern, scoop, draw liquids).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ews-

Gloss

dawn, east, eastern, scoop, draw liquids

Concept
Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

東

Emoji

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