βερικοκκία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • βρεκοκκία (brekokkía)

Etymology

From βερίκοκκον (beríkokkon, apricot (fruit)) + -ία (-ía); the root, like πραικόκιον (praikókion), is from Latin praecoquum, alternative form of early-ripening, premature.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βερικοκκία • (berikokkía) f (genitive βερικοκκίας); first declension

  1. (Byzantine) apricot tree

Declension

Descendants

  • Classical Syriac: ܒܰܪܩܽܘܩܳܐ (barqūqā), ܒܰܪܩܽܘܩܳܝܳܐ (barqūqāyā)
    • Arabic: برقوق (burqūq, barqūq) (see there for further descendants)

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