σῦκον

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Since long connected with Latin fīcus and Old Armenian թուզ (tʻuz), and considered a borrowing from a Mediterranean or Anatolian substrate source, to which there are likewise to ascribe Hebrew שִׁקְמָה (šiqmā́, sycamore fig) – borrowed into συκάμινος (sukáminos) – and possibly Proto-Slavic *tyky (gourd). Martirosyan reconstructs a Mediterranean *tʰuōiḱo- or *tʰū(i)ḱo- (fig). The use of words for fruits (fig, plum etc.) in the sense of “vulva” is very common cross-linguistically.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σῦκον (sûkonn (genitive σῡ́κου); second declension

  1. fig, the fruit of the συκῆ (sukê)
  2. a large wart on the eyelids
    1. hemorrhoids
  3. vulva

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: σύκο (sýko)
  • Latin: syconus

See also

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References

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