βάρκα
Greek
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Etymology
From Byzantine Greek βάρκα (bárka) attested in the 6th century (John the Lydian), a reborrowing from Late Latin barca, from Vulgar Latin *bārica, from Latin bāris (“Egyptian shallow wide flat-bottomed river boat”), from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris), from Demotic br, from Egyptian bꜣjr, further origin uncertain.
Pronunciation
Noun
βάρκα • (várka) f (plural βάρκες)
Declension
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Declension of βάρκα
Related terms
See also
- see: πλοίο n (ploío, “large ship”) for other types of vessel
Descendants
- → Aromanian: varcã
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