πάλλαξ

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably a back-formation from παλλακή (pallakḗ, concubine).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πάλλᾱξ (pállāxm or f (genitive πάλλᾱκος); third declension

  1. youth (young boy or girl)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Koine Greek: παλλικάριον (pallikárion)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “παλλακή (> DER > πάλλαξ)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1147

Further reading

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