νῶκαρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Frisk includes this word under the derivatives of the root *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”), but a long vowel is entirely unmotivated in this formation. On the other hand, Furnée connects it with νωχελής (nōkhelḗs, “slow, sluggish, dull”), which fits well semantically. The ending -αρ is typical of Pre-Greek words, like ἐλίμαρ (elímar), κύδαρ (kúdar) and σῦφαρ (sûphar).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nɔ̂ː.kar/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈno.kar/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈno.kar/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈno.kar/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈno.kar/

Noun

νῶκᾰρ • (nôkăr) n (genitive νώκᾰρος); third declension

lethargy, deep sleep
Synonyms: κᾰ́ρος (kắros), κῶμᾰ (kômă)

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ νῶκᾰρ; τοῦ νώκᾰρος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ νῶκᾰρ tò nôkăr	τὼ νώκᾰρε tṑ nṓkăre	τᾰ̀ νώκᾰρᾰ tằ nṓkără
Genitive	τοῦ νώκᾰρος toû nṓkăros	τοῖν νωκᾰ́ροιν toîn nōkắroin	τῶν νωκᾰ́ρων tôn nōkắrōn
Dative	τῷ νώκᾰρῐ tōî nṓkărĭ	τοῖν νωκᾰ́ροιν toîn nōkắroin	τοῖς νώκᾰρσῐ / νώκᾰρσῐν toîs nṓkărsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ νῶκᾰρ tò nôkăr	τὼ νώκᾰρε tṑ nṓkăre	τᾰ̀ νώκᾰρᾰ tằ nṓkără
Vocative	νῶκᾰρ nôkăr	νώκᾰρε nṓkăre	νώκᾰρᾰ nṓkără
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

νωκαρώδης (nōkarṓdēs)