ναρκίον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown.

DELG considers a connection with λάρκος (lárkos, “charcoal basket”) and perhaps νάρναξ (nárnax, “box, chest, coffer”). He rejects a connection with νάρκη (nárkē, “numbness”).

Obrador-Cursach compares as a possible cognate Phrygian νώρικον (nṓrikon, “skin, skinbag”). He hesitatingly proposes a shared source for the Greek and Phrygian word, further comparing Akkadian 𒈾𒊒𒄣 (narūqu, “sack, bag”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /narˈci.on/ → /narˈci.on/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /narˈci.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /narˈci.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /narˈci.on/

Noun

ναρκίον • (narkíon) n (genitive ναρκίου); second declension

1. (hapax) skin, wineskin

   Synonym: ἀσκός (askós)

   • 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Ν:

     ναρκίον· ἀσκόν

     narkíon; askón

     narkíon: (wine)skin

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ναρκῐ́ον; τοῦ ναρκῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ναρκῐ́ον tò narkíon	τὼ ναρκῐ́ω tṑ narkíō	τᾰ̀ ναρκῐ́ᾰ tà narkía
Genitive	τοῦ ναρκῐ́ου toû narkíou	τοῖν ναρκῐ́οιν toîn narkíoin	τῶν ναρκῐ́ων tôn narkíōn
Dative	τῷ ναρκῐ́ῳ tôi narkíōi	τοῖν ναρκῐ́οιν toîn narkíoin	τοῖς ναρκῐ́οις toîs narkíois
Accusative	τὸ ναρκῐ́ον tò narkíon	τὼ ναρκῐ́ω tṑ narkíō	τᾰ̀ ναρκῐ́ᾰ tà narkía
Vocative	ναρκῐ́ον narkíon	ναρκῐ́ω narkíō	ναρκῐ́ᾰ narkía
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ναρκίον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
• Hesychius' Lexicon: ν