Greek

edit
 
A characteristic βάρκα.

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Byzantine Greek βάρκα (bárka)[1] attested in the 6th century (John the Lydian), a medieval αντιδάνειο n (antidáneio, repatriated loanword) from Late Latin barca,[2] from Vulgar Latin *bārica, from Latin bāris (Egyptian shallow wide flat-bottomed river boat), from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris), from Demotic br, from Egyptian bꜣjr, further origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɾ.ka/
  • Hyphenation: βάρ‧κα

Noun

edit

βάρκα (várkaf (plural βάρκες)

  1. (nautical) small boat or launch, dinghy

Declension

edit
Declension of βάρκα
singular plural
nominative βάρκα (várka) βάρκες (várkes)
genitive βάρκας (várkas) -
accusative βάρκα (várka) βάρκες (várkes)
vocative βάρκα (várka) βάρκες (várkes)
edit

Descendants

edit
  • Aromanian: varcã

See also

edit
  • see: πλοίο n (ploío, large ship) for other types of vessel

References

edit
  1. ^ βάρκα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ βάρκα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

Further reading

edit