πέλεκκον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin due to the presence of a geminate "-κκ-". Furnée compares the word with πέλεκυς (pélekus, battle axe) and βέλεκκος (bélekkos, kind of pulse).

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Noun

πέλεκκον (pélekkonn (genitive πελέκκου); second declension

  1. handle of an axe

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