κρόκος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Semitic loanword. Compare Akkadian kurkanū, Arabic كركم (kúrkum), and Hebrew כרכום (karkom).
Pronunciation
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /krókos/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /krókos/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /krókos/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /krókos/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /kɾókos/
Noun
κρόκος (genitive κρόκου) m, second declension; (krokos)
Inflection
Derived terms
- κρὸκος λευκός (krokos leukos, “Crocus cancellatus”)
- κρὸκος ἀκανθώδης (krokos akanthōdēs, “safflower”)
References
- LSJ
- Robert S. P. Beekes (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill Academic Publishers)
Greek
Alternative forms
- (Frequency comparison: κρόκος: 98%, κροκός: 2% source: Google Ελλάς , Oct 2010)
Noun
κρόκος (krókos) m, plural κρόκοι
Declension
declension of κρόκος
Synonyms
- ζαφορά f [3]