Perhaps from ἅλς (háls, “salt”) + κακκάβη (kakkábē, “three-legged pot; partridge”), because of the shape of its fruits.
ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον • (halĭkắkkăbon) n (genitive ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον tò halĭkắkkăbon |
τὼ ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βω tṑ halĭkăkkắbō |
τᾰ̀ ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβᾰ tằ halĭkắkkăbă | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βου toû halĭkăkkắbou |
τοῖν ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βοιν toîn halĭkăkkắboin |
τῶν ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βων tôn halĭkăkkắbōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βῳ tôi halĭkăkkắbōi |
τοῖν ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βοιν toîn halĭkăkkắboin |
τοῖς ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βοις toîs halĭkăkkắbois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον tò halĭkắkkăbon |
τὼ ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βω tṑ halĭkăkkắbō |
τᾰ̀ ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβᾰ tằ halĭkắkkăbă | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβον halĭkắkkăbon |
ἁλῐκᾰκκᾰ́βω halĭkăkkắbō |
ἁλῐκᾰ́κκᾰβᾰ halĭkắkkăbă | ||||||||||
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