βάκκαρις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

βάκκαρ (bákkar), βάκχαρ (bákkhar), βάκχαρις (bákkharis)

Etymology

According to a scholium of Aeschylus, the word is from Lydian, whereas Furnée argues for a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bák.ka.ris/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbak.ka.ris/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβa.ka.ris/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈva.ka.ris/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈva.ka.ris/

Mark the vowel length of the ambiguous vowels ά and ι by adding a macron after each one if it is long, or a breve if it is short. By default, Module:grc-pronunciation assumes it is short if unmarked.
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Noun

βάκκᾰρῐς • (bákkărĭs) f (genitive βᾰκκάρῐδος); third declension

wild spikenard (Asarum europaeum)
sowbread (Cyclamen hederifolium)
red everlasting (Helichrysum sanguineum)
unguent made with wild spikenard

Declension

Third declension of ἡ βᾰ́κκᾰρῐς; τῆς βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ βᾰ́κκᾰρῐς hē bắkkărĭs	τὼ βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδε tṑ băkkắrĭde	αἱ βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδες hai băkkắrĭdes
Genitive	τῆς βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδος tês băkkắrĭdos	τοῖν βᾰκκᾰρῐ́δοιν toîn băkkărĭ́doin	τῶν βᾰκκᾰρῐ́δων tôn băkkărĭ́dōn
Dative	τῇ βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδῐ têi băkkắrĭdĭ	τοῖν βᾰκκᾰρῐ́δοιν toîn băkkărĭ́doin	ταῖς βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐσῐ / βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐσῐν taîs băkkắrĭsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδᾰ tḕn băkkắrĭdă	τὼ βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδε tṑ băkkắrĭde	τᾱ̀ς βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδᾰς tā̀s băkkắrĭdăs
Vocative	βᾰ́κκᾰρῐς bắkkărĭs	βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδε băkkắrĭde	βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδες băkkắrĭdes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants

→ Latin: baccar