Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
Τάρας. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
Τάρας, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
Τάρας in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
Τάρας you have here. The definition of the word
Τάρας will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
Τάρας, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Uncertain. Probably from, or related to, Illyrian *darandos (“oak”), hence possibly Pre-Greek. Compare the declension of Ancient Greek Ἀκράγας (Akrágas) and Γίγᾱς (Gígās).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tá.raːs/ → /ˈta.ras/ → /ˈta.ras/
Proper noun
Τᾰ́ρᾱς • (Tárās) m (genitive Τᾰ́ρᾰντος); third declension
- Taras, a colony in Magna Graecia founded by Sparta; Tarentum; Taranto, Italy
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “Τάρας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Τάρας”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,026