δάκρυ
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- tear
- Anything which drips like a tear: gum, sap
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru (tear).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dáḱru
Gloss
tear
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
泪, 涙
Emoji
🤣 💧 😂 😢 😭 😹 😿 🥲
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- Proto-Indo-European
- *dáḱru Proto-Indo-European
- *dáḱru- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱru- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éḱru Proto-Indo-European
- *tahrą Proto-Germanic
- tēar Old English
- अश्रु Sanskrit
- teer Middle English
- tere Middle English
- deoir Irish
- deorach Irish
- tár Old Norse
- krokodilletåre Danish
- tåre Danish
- tåregas Danish
- अश्रु Hindi
- δάκρυ Greek (modern)
- dér Old Irish
- 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 Gothic
- 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *tah(h)r gmw-pro
- *dakrom Proto-Celtic
- ašara Lithuanian
- *Háśru Proto-Indo-Aryan
- 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 Sauraseni Prakrit
- 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 Sauraseni Prakrit
- 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 Maharastri Prakrit
- ಅಶ್ರು Kannada
- dacrima Old Latin
- lacruma Old Latin
- 𒅖𒄩𒄴𒊒 Hittite
- અસ્સૂ Vaghri
- आंहू Rajasthani
- अत्थरूं Dogri
- ānkturu Parya