Ποντικόν κάρυον

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Ποντικόν (Pontikón, Pontic) κάρυον (káruon, nut). From the nut's indigenousness and abundance in Pontus, a former Hellenic kingdom in northern Anatolia along the southern shore of the Black Sea.

Noun

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Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon)

  1. hazelnut

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References

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  • Ποντικόν κάρυον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Aʿlam, H. (2014 March 29 (last accessed)) “HAZELNUT”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York
  • Bläsing, Uwe (2019) “Die armenischen Pflanzennamen in Peter Simon Pallas’ Flora Rossica. Eine Studie zu Etymologie und sprachlicher Interaktion”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15) (in German), Leuven: Peeters, pages 25–27