νῶκαρ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Frisk includes this word under the derivatives of the root *neḱ- (perish, disappear), but a long vowel is entirely unmotivated in this formation. On the other hand, Furnée connects it with νωχελής (nōkhelḗs, slow, sluggish, dull), which fits well semantically. The ending -αρ is typical of Pre-Greek words, like ἐλίμαρ (elímar), κύδαρ (kúdar) and σῦφαρ (sûphar).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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νῶκᾰρ (nôkarn (genitive νώκᾰρος); third declension

  1. lethargy, deep sleep
    Synonyms: κᾰ́ρος (káros), κῶμᾰ (kôma)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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