τάρανδος

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Ancient Greek[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Possibly of Pre-Greek origin when compared with Latin parandrum; however, a comparison with Old Ossetic *θharan-tara-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱ(e)ren-tero-, suggests a derivation from *ḱerh₂- (horn).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

τάρανδος (tárandosm (genitive τᾰράνδου); second declension

  1. reindeer

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: τάρανδος (tárandos)
  • Latin: tarandus

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τάρανδος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1450

Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek τάρανδος (tárandos), of unknown etymology. Possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *šardo, *šardō or *šordō. There doesn't appear to be any link to Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaɾanðos/
  • Hyphenation: τά‧ραν‧δος

Noun[edit]

τάρανδος (tárandosm (plural τάρανδοι)

  1. reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

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