achor

English

Etymology

From Latin.

Noun

achor (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, pathology) dandruff (or similar condition)

Anagrams

• Charo, Roach, Rocha, archo-, corah, ochra, orach, roach

Eastern Bontoc

Noun

achor

1. (anatomy) body

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄχωρ (ákhōr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.kʰoːr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.kor]

Noun

achōr m (genitive achōris); third declension

1. The scab or scald on the head

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	achōr	achōrēs
genitive	achōris	achōrum
dative	achōrī	achōribus
accusative	achōrem	achōrēs
ablative	achōre	achōribus
vocative	achōr	achōrēs

Descendants

• → English: achor

Further reading

• “achor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “achor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.