σαράντα
Greek edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Numeral edit
σαράντα • (saránta)
- (cardinal number) forty
Coordinate edit
See also edit
- σαράντα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
Noun edit
σαράντα • (saránta) n pl (indeclinable)
- (religion) Orthodox memorial service in the fortieth day
Coordinate terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Romani: sarànda
References edit
- σαράντα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.