παρείας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πᾰρειά (pareiá, cheek) + -ας (-as, nominal suffix), after the light spots on both sides of the neck.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰρείᾱς • (pareíās) m (genitive πᾰρείου); first declension

  1. reddish-brown snake sacred to Asclepius

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: parēās

Further reading

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