κροκόδειλος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Ionic word for "lizard" (common being σαύρα (saúra)), perhaps from κρόκη (krókē, pebbles) + δρῖλος (drîlos, worm), because crocodiles like resting on flat stones. Typologically compare Sanskrit कृकलास (kṛkalāsa, lizard, chameleon), said to be composed of the words for "pebble" and "sit".

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κροκόδειλος (krokódeilosm (genitive κροκοδείλου); second declension

  1. lizard
  2. crocodile
  3. A fallacy of the sophists

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References

  1. ^ Boisacq, Émile (1916) “κροκόδιλος”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque (in French), Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 520
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “крокоди́л”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾoˈko.ði.los/
  • Rhymes: -oðilos
  • Hyphenation: κρο‧κό‧δει‧λος

Noun

κροκόδειλος (krokódeilosm (plural κροκόδειλοι)

  1. crocodile (amphibious reptile)

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