τραγανός

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

τράγος (trágos, he-goat) +‎ -ανός (-anós).[1]

Alternative forms

Noun

τρᾰγᾰνός (traganósm (genitive τρᾰγᾰνοῦ); second declension

  1. goat
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the zero-grade aorist of τρώγω (trṓgō, I chew, eat).[2]

Adjective

τρᾰγᾰνός (traganósm (feminine τρᾰγᾰνή, neuter τρᾰγᾰνόν); first/second declension

  1. edible
  2. crunchy, cartilaginous
Inflection

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τράγος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1497-8
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τρώγω (> DER > B > 1. τραγ-ανός)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1514-5

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