κοντάριον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κοντός (kontós, pole, pike, goad) +‎ -άριον (-árion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κοντάριον • (kontárionn (genitive κονταρίου); second declension

  1. (Koine, Byzantine) spear

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: κοντάριν (kontárin)[1]
    • Greek: κοντάρι (kontári)
      • Bulgarian: конда́р (kondár)
    • Pontic Greek: κοντάριν (kontárin), κοντάρι (kontári), κοντάρ’ (kontár’)
  • Classical Syriac: ܩܘܢܛܪܐ (qōnṭārā)
  • Coptic: ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ (kontarion)
  • Ottoman Turkish: كوندر (günder/gönder), կիւնտէր (günder), կէօնտէր (gönder)Armeno-Turkish
    • Turkish: gönder

References

  1. ^ κοντάριονKriaras, Emmanuel (1969-), Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)

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