Ancient Greek

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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σᾰ́ρκᾰ (sárka)

  1. accusative singular of σᾰ́ρξ (sárx)

Greek

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek σάρκα (sárka), from the accusative singular σάρκα (sárka) of Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɾ.ka/
  • Hyphenation: σάρ‧κα

Noun

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σάρκα (sárkaf (plural σάρκες)

  1. (biology) flesh
  2. (botany) pulp, flesh

Usage notes

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Expressions

The ancient σάρξ (sárx) and its inflectional forms are used in set expressions like

Declension

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ σάρκα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language