σπάδιξ

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

A Semitic borrowing, related to Arabic سُبَاط (subāṭ), سُبَاطَة (subāṭa, female inflorescence of the palm tree), on which see Arabic سِبْط (sibṭ, staff), Armenian ճիպոտ (čipot, cane, stick) for more family. Connected by popular etymology to σπάω (spáō, to tear).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σπᾱ́δῑξ (spā́dīxf (genitive σπᾱ́δῑκος); third declension

  1. (botany) branch torn off of a tree, especially a palm frond

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: spādīx

References

  • šbṭ4”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • σπάδιξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Hehn, Victor with Schrader, Otto (1911) Kulturpflanzen und Haustiere in ihrem Übergang aus Asien nach Griechenland und Italien sowie in das übrige Europa (in German), 8th edition, Berlin: Gebrüder Borntraeger, pages 606–607
  • Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 333