βάρκα
Greek
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.
Declension
Related terms
- βαρκάρης m (varkáris, “boatman”)
- βαρκάκι m (varkáki, “boatman”)
- βαρκούλα m (varkoúla, “boatman”)
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