ouroboros
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уроборос
уроборос
Uroboros
A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous…A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.
/uːˈrɒbəˌrɒs/
Meaning
2 sensesA serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.
Uroboros
уробо́росurobóros
уробо́росurobóros
(broadly)Anything of a circular or recursive nature.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
a serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail:
Русский
By meaning 1
a serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail:
Origin
From Ancient Greek οὐροβόρος (ourobóros, “tail-devouring”, a compound of οὐρά (ourá, “tailFrom Ancient Greek οὐροβόρος (ourobóros, “tail-devouring”, a compound of οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -βόρος (-bóros, “-devouring”, which is derived from the verb βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat up”))).
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Forms
plural: ouroboroi / ouroborosesWord family
2 related wordsRelatedautocannibalism
Derivedouroboric
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular