καρχαρίας

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καρχαρίας (karkharías), from κάρχαρος (kárkharos, “sharp, jagged”). Possibly related to κάρκαρος (kárkaros, “coarse, rough”), but also compare χάραξ (khárax, “pointed stake”) and χαράσσω (kharássō, “to sharpen”); also Old Armenian կարկառ (karkaṙ, “heap of stones”).

Noun

καρχαρίας • (karcharías) m (plural καρχαρίες)

  1. shark

Declension

Declension of καρχαρίας
singular plural
nominative καρχαρίας • καρχαρίες •
genitive καρχαρία • καρχαριών •
accusative καρχαρία • καρχαρίες •
vocative καρχαρία • καρχαρίες •

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 652
  • Furnée, Edzard Johan (1972) Die wichtigsten konsonantischen Erscheinungen des Vorgriechischen (Janua linguarum. Series practica; 150) (in German), The Hague and Paris: Mouton, page 130
  • Hubschmid, Johannes (1960) Mediterrane Substrate mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Baskischen und der west-östlichen Sprachbeziehungen (Romanica Helvetica; 70) (in German), Bern: A. Francke AG. Verlag, pages 36–37
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