νικύλεον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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According to Neumann, from Pre-Greek.[1] He connects it with the Linear B sign 𐀛 (ni), which looks like the branch of a fig-tree. In a later article, he further connects Egyptian nḳꜤ.wt (figs).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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νικύλεον (nikúleonn (genitive νικυλέου); second declension

  1. A kind of fig found in Crete
    • 250 CE – 350 CE, Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 3.76f:
      Ἑρμῶναξ δ’ ἐν Γλώτταις Κρητικαῖς σύκων γένη ἀναγράφει ἁμάδεα καὶ νικύλεα.
      Hermônax d’ en Glṓttais Krētikaîs súkōn génē anagráphei hamádea kaì nikúlea.
      Hermonax in his 'Cretan Languages' lists as species of figs the hamadea and the nikulea.

Inflection

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Neumann, Günter (1957) “Zur Sprache der kretischen Linearschrift A”, in Glotta, volume 35, number 1/2, →JSTOR, pages 156-158

Further reading

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