Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Has been connected with πέρκη (pérkē, perch) and περκνός (perknós, spotted), or explained as onomatopoeic after the supposed sound of the fish. According to Beekes, the word may be of Pre-Greek origin, in view of the suffix.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πᾰ́πρᾰξ (pápraxm (genitive πᾰ́πρᾰκος); third declension

  1. Thracian lake-fish

Inflection

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Further reading

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Paeonian

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Noun

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πάπραξ (pápraxm

  1. a kind of fish once found in the Thracian lake Prasias
    • Herodotus, The Histories, 5.16

See also

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