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γίγαρτον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Reduplicated formation. It is often connected with grānum (seed, kernel) and Old High German kerno (pit, stone), which is formally improbable. According to Beekes, the word is rather a Pre-Greek loan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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γῐ́γᾰρτον (gígartonn (genitive γῐγᾰ́ρτου); second declension

  1. grapestone, seed of the grape
  2. pit of the olive

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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