σαυκρόν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes from Pre-Greek, like ψαυκρός (psaukrós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sau̯.krón/ → /saɸˈkron/ → /safˈkron/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sau̯.krón/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /saʍˈkron/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /saɸˈkron/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /safˈkron/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /safˈkron/

Adjective

σαυκρόν • (saukrón)

1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: ἁβρόν (habrón, “delicate”), ἐλαφρόν (elaphrón, “light”), ἄκρον (ákron, “high”).

Derived terms

• σαυκρόπους (saukrópous)

References

• 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