σάλπη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • σάλπος (sálpos), σάρπη (sárpē)

Etymology

From Egyptian, found in Coptic ϫⲉⲗϥⲁⲧ (čelfat), ⲥⲗⲃⲟⲧ (slbot), Arabic شِلْبَا (šilbā), or perhaps already Pre-Greek and of shared origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σᾰ́λπη • (sắlpēf (genitive σᾰ́λπης); first declension

  1. Salema porgy (Sarpa salpa)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: salpa
  • Translingual: Sarpa

References