κολοκασία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κολοκᾱ́σῐον (kolokā́sion)

Etymology

Of uncertain Asiatic origin shared with Mishnaic Hebrew קולקס, קרקס (taro) and Arabic قُلْقَاس (qulqās, taro).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κολοκᾱσῐ́ᾱ • (kolokāsíā) f (genitive κολοκᾱσῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. rhizome of the Egyptian water-lily (Nymphaea lotus) (Koine)
  2. rhizome of the Indian sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) (Koine)
  3. taro, eddo (Colocasia esculenta plant and produce) [from 4th century CE]

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: κολοκάσι (kolokási), κολοκάτσι (kolokátsi); κολοκάσιν (kolokásin), κολοκάτσιν (kolokátsin)
    • Turkish: gölevez, kolokas, kolokaz, kolakas, kologas, gologas, gologaz, kolakoz, gölegeş, göleğez, göleğiz, golağaz, oğlaz, ölağaz, öleğez, kokguç
  • Latin: colocāsia

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