Unexplained. Frisk suggested Lydian origin, but the variation points to a Pre-Greek word.
κᾰρῡ́κη • (karū́kē) f (genitive κᾰρῡ́κης); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ κᾰρῡ́κη hē karū́kē |
τὼ κᾰρῡ́κᾱ tṑ karū́kā |
αἱ κᾰρῦκαι hai karûkai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς κᾰρῡ́κης tês karū́kēs |
τοῖν κᾰρῡ́καιν toîn karū́kain |
τῶν κᾰρῡκῶν tôn karūkôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ κᾰρῡ́κῃ têi karū́kēi |
τοῖν κᾰρῡ́καιν toîn karū́kain |
ταῖς κᾰρῡ́καις taîs karū́kais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν κᾰρῡ́κην tḕn karū́kēn |
τὼ κᾰρῡ́κᾱ tṑ karū́kā |
τᾱ̀ς κᾰρῡ́κᾱς tā̀s karū́kās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κᾰρῡ́κη karū́kē |
κᾰρῡ́κᾱ karū́kā |
κᾰρῦκαι karûkai | ||||||||||
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