βερικοκκία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • βρεκοκκία (brekokkía)

Etymology

    From βερίκοκκον (beríkokkon, apricot (fruit)) +‎ -ία (-ía); the root, like πραικόκιον (praikókion), is from Latin praecoquum, alternative form of praecox (early-ripening, premature).

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    Noun

    βερικοκκία • (berikokkíaf (genitive βερικοκκίας); first declension

    1. (Byzantine) apricot tree

    Declension

    Descendants

    • Classical Syriac: ܒܰܪܩܽܘܩܳܐ (barqūqā), ܒܰܪܩܽܘܩܳܝܳܐ (barqūqāyā)
      • Arabic: برقوق (burqūq, barqūq) (see there for further descendants)

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