Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Since Bezzenberger, traditionally compared with σάττω (sáttō, to cram, to stuff), though this suffers from phonetic issues. According to Beekes, the alternation rather points to Pre-Greek origin.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σηκός (sēkósf (genitive σηκοῦ); second declension

  1. pen, fold, especially for rearing lambs, kids and calves
  2. sacred enclosure, precinct, dedicated to a hero
  3. sepulchre, burial place, enclosed and consecrated
  4. stump of an old olive tree
  5. weight in the balance

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: σηκός (sikós)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σηκός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1322-3

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