Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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A yod-present with intensive reduplication, of onomatopoeic origin. Sanskrit has an athematic reduplicated चर्कृति (carkṛti, praise, glory). Not related to κῆρυξ (kêrux, herald).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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καρκαίρω (karkaírō)

  1. (of the earth) to quake

Inflection

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