σιτάριον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From σῖτος (sîtos, grain; corn; bread) +‎ -ᾰ́ρῐον (-ắrĭon, diminutive suffix).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    σῑτᾰ́ρῐον • (sītắrĭonn (genitive σῑτᾰρῐ́ου); second declension

    1. a little bit of corn or bread

    Declension

    Descendants

    • Greek: σιτάρι (sitári)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “σῖτος (> DER > diminutive σιτ-άριον)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1336-7

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