βάρκα

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek βάρκα (bárka)[1] attested in the 6th century (John the Lydian), a medieval αντιδάνειο n (antidáneio, “repatriated loanword”) from Late Latin barca,[2] from Vulgar Latin *bārica, from Latin bāris (“Egyptian shallow wide flat-bottomed river boat”), from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris), from Demotic br, from Egyptian bꜣjr, further origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɾ.ka/
  • Hyphenation: βάρ‧κα

Noun

βάρκα • (várka) f (plural βάρκες)

  1. (nautical) small boat or launch, dinghy

Declension

Declension of βάρκα
singular plural
nominative βάρκα (várka) βάρκες (várkes)
genitive βάρκας (várkas) —
accusative βάρκα (várka) βάρκες (várkes)
vocative βάρκα (várka) βάρκες (várkes)
  • βαρκάκι n (varkáki, diminutive)
  • βαρκάρης m (varkáris, “boatman”)
  • βαρκαρόλα f (varkaróla, “barcarolle”)
  • βαρκούλα f (varkoúla, diminutive)
  • παλιόβαρκα f (palióvarka)
  • ψαρόβαρκα f (psaróvarka, “fishing boat”)

Descendants

  • → Aromanian: varcã

See also

  • see: πλοίο n (ploío, “large ship”) for other types of vessel

References

  1. ^ βάρκα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ βάρκα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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