ἀκαρί

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare κάρνος (kárnos, louse), κόρις (kóris, bug).[1] Sometimes connected to ἀκαρής (akarḗs).

Noun

ἀκαρί (akarín (indeclinable)

  1. mite

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀκαρί”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 49

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