Κάρ

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Etymology

From an Anatolian language, possibly Carian or Hittite 𒅗𒅈𒆠𒅀 (Karkija).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Κᾱ́ρ (Kā́rm (genitive Κᾱρός); third declension

  1. Car or Kar, the legendary founder of Caria

Noun

Κᾱ́ρ (Kā́rm (genitive Κᾱρός); third declension

  1. an inhabitant of Caria; a Carian

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Καρ (Kar), Κάρας (Káras)
  • Latin: Cār

References

  • Κάρ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Κάρ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Κάρ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Κάρ”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,012
  • Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Caria" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.