καρότο

Greek

Etymology

According to Petrounias[1] inherited from Koine Greek καρῶτα (karôta), a feminine noun conceived as neuter plural, a repatriated term from Latin carota, from Koine Greek καρωτόν (karōtón).
According to Babiniotis, who spells it etymologcially καρώτο (karóto),[2] a repatriated term from Italian carota conceived as neuter plural from Late Latin carōta, from Koine Greek καρωτόν (karōtón) via plural καρωτά (karōtá), from the ancient κάρα (kára, “head”). He also compares to κεφαλωτόν (kefalotón, “onion”) from κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈɾo.to/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧ρό‧το

Noun

καρότο • (karóto) n (plural καρότα)

  1. carrot (root vegetable)

Declension

Declension of καρότο
singular plural
nominative καρότο (karóto) καρότα (karóta)
genitive καρότου (karótou) καρότων (karóton)
accusative καρότο (karóto) καρότα (karóta)
vocative καρότο (karóto) καρότα (karóta)

References

  1. ^ καρότο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
    Etymologies, by Evangelos Petrounias.
  2. ^ καρώτο - 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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