πίσος

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A loanword from an unknown source,[1] with some possibilities including Thracian and Phrygian.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πῐ́σος (písosm (genitive πῐ́σου); second declension

  1. pea, pease, seed of Pisum sativum

Inflection

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πίσος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1197
  2. ^ Hofmann, J. B. (1949) “πίσος”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Griechischen[1] (in German), Munich: R. Oldenbourg [translated in Greek by Antonius D. Papanikolaou, Athens: n.p. 1974.]

Further reading

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