κάππαρις

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Ancient Greek

κάππαρις illustration in the Vienna Dioscurides

Etymology

The word has been connected with Persian کبر (kabar, caper) and Burushaski (čopuri)[1] (a language isolate), suggesting an Oriental origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κάππαρις (kápparisf (genitive καππάρεως); third declension

  1. caper (Capparis spinosa)

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κάππαρις”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 639

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