κινάρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κύναρα (kúnara)

Etymology

The variation could lead to a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κῐνάρᾱ • (kinárā) f (genitive κῐνάρᾱς); first declension

  1. artichoke (Cynara scolymus)

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: ἀγκινάρα (ankinára)
  • Classical Syriac: ܩܘܢܪܐ (*kunārā), ܩܝܢܪܣ (*kinārās), ܩܢܪܘܣ (*kinārūs, kunārūs)
  • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: קִינְרָסָא (qinərāsā)
  • Latin: cinara, cynara

Further reading

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