COMPOUND: μελανόχροος, -ον, heterocl nom. pl. -χροες
CATEGORIZATION: A [A+N+Suf]
MEANING: ‘black-skinned, swarthy’
ETYMOLOGY: adj. stem μελανο- (μέλας, -αινα, -αν) ‘black, dark’ + noun stem χρο- (χρώς) ‘skin’ + adj suf. -ος, -ον
OCCURRENCE: Il. XIII, 589; Od. XIX, 246.
CASE/GENDER/NUMBER: nom. m. sg., nom. m. pl.
HEADEDNESS: exocentric
CLASSIFICATION: attributive – bahuvrῑhi
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