σαράντα

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek σαράντα (saránta), from Ancient Greek τεσσαράκοντα (tessarákonta), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from earlier *kʷetwr̥-dḱomt (“four-ten”). The first three letters were mistaken for the article τὲς (tès, “the”, feminine accusative plural) in Medieval times, hence the loss. The memorial service is derived from the belief that Jesus Christ was resurrected for that period of time before ascending to Heaven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈɾan.da/
• Hyphenation: σα‧ρά‧ντα

Numeral

σαράντα • (saránta)

1. (cardinal number) forty

Coordinate

• see: Greek number and measurement

See also

• σαράντα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

Noun

σαράντα • (saránta) n pl (indeclinable)

1. (religion) Orthodox memorial service in the fortieth day

Coordinate terms

• ασαράντιστος (asarántistos, “less than 40 days”, adjective)
• εννιάμερα f (enniámera, “9th day memorial”)
• εξάμηνα n pl (exámina, “six months”)
• Σαρακοστή f (Sarakostí, “Great Lent”)
• σαραντίζω (sarantízo, “to complete 40 days”)
• τριήμερα n pl (triímera, “three days”)
• τρίμηνα n pl (trímina, “three months”)

Descendants

• → Romani: sarànda

References

• σαράντα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language