ἀκτέα

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown. The suffix -έᾱ (-éā) is frequent in tree names, like ἰτέᾱ (itéā, willow) and πτελέᾱ (pteléā, elm). Witczak connects the word with Old Armenian հացի (hacʻi, ash tree), which he disassociates from ὀξύα (oxúa, beech).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἀκτέᾱ (aktéāf (genitive ἀκτέᾱς); first declension

  1. elder (Sambucus nigra)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ακτέα (aktéa)
  • Latin: actē

Further reading

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