ἄρακος

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See also: -αράκος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely of Pre-Greek substrate origin, due to the κ-χ interchange with the variant ἄραχος (árakhos), and the suffix -ιδνα (-idna) in the derivative ἀραχιδνα (arakhidna). According to Beekes, not related to Latin arinca (kind of spelt; olyra).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓́ρᾰκος (árakosm (genitive ᾰ̓ρᾰ́κου); second declension

  1. wild chickling vetch, Lathyrus annuus

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: αρακάς m (arakás, vetch, peas)
  • Greek: άρακος (árakos) (learned)
  • Translingual: Arachis

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄρακος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 122

Further reading

Greek

Noun

ἄρακος (árakosm

  1. Katharevousa form of αρακάς (arakás, pea)