σαυκρόν
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editAccording to Beekes from Pre-Greek, like ψαυκρός (psaukrós).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /sau̯.krón/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /saʍˈkron/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /saɸˈkron/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /safˈkron/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /safˈkron/
Adjective
editσαυκρόν • (saukrón)
- Hesychius' gives the definition as: ἁβρόν (habrón, “delicate”), ἐλαφρόν (elaphrón, “light”), ἄκρον (ákron, “high”).
Derived terms
edit- σαυκρόπους (saukrópous)
References
edit- 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: σ