βάκκαρις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • βάκκαρ (bákkar), βάκχαρ (bákkhar), βάκχαρις (bákkharis)

Etymology

According to a scholium of Aeschylus, the word is from Lydian, whereas Furnée argues for a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βάκκᾰρῐς • (bákkărĭs) f (genitive βᾰκκάρῐδος); third declension

  1. wild spikenard (Asarum europaeum)
  2. sowbread (Cyclamen hederifolium)
  3. red everlasting (Helichrysum sanguineum)
  4. unguent made with wild spikenard

Declension

Third declension of ἡ βᾰ́κκᾰρῐς; τῆς βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ βᾰ́κκᾰρῐς
hē bắkkărĭs 		τὼ βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδε
tṑ băkkắrĭde 		αἱ βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδες
hai băkkắrĭdes
Genitive τῆς βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδος
tês băkkắrĭdos 		τοῖν βᾰκκᾰρῐ́δοιν
toîn băkkărĭ́doin 		τῶν βᾰκκᾰρῐ́δων
tôn băkkărĭ́dōn
Dative τῇ βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδῐ
tēî băkkắrĭdĭ 		τοῖν βᾰκκᾰρῐ́δοιν
toîn băkkărĭ́doin 		ταῖς βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐσῐ / βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐσῐν
taîs băkkắrĭsĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδᾰ
tḕn băkkắrĭdă 		τὼ βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδε
tṑ băkkắrĭde 		τᾱ̀ς βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδᾰς
tā̀s băkkắrĭdăs
Vocative βᾰ́κκᾰρῐς
bắkkărĭs 		βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδε
băkkắrĭde 		βᾰκκᾰ́ρῐδες
băkkắrĭdes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants

  • → Latin: baccar

Further reading

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