τάρπη

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Frisk compares ταργάναι (targánai), σαργάνη (sargánē) and even ταρσός (tarsós), but these comparisons are useless. Furnée compares δάρπη (dárpē), which would point to a Pre-Greek word. Has also been connected with Old Armenian թարփ (tʻarpʻ).

Noun

τάρπη • (tárpē) f (genitive τάρπης); first declension

  1. large wicker basket
Inflection
Alternative forms
  • τάρπος (tárpos)

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

τάρπη • (tárpē)

  1. (Epic) third-person singular aorist passive indicative unaugmented of τέρπω (térpō)
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