πέλεκυς
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πέλεκυς (pélekus), further origins uncertain. Possibly inherited from Proto-Indo-European *peleḱús and cognate with Sanskrit परशु (paraśú, “axe”)[1] Beekes suggested a Pre-Greek origin[2]. Compare also German Beil (“axe”) as well as Hungarian and Turkish balta, both meaning "axe."
Declension
declension of πέλεκυς
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | πέλεκυς • | πελέκεις • | |
| genitive | πέλεκεως • | πελέκεων • | |
| accusative | πέλεκει • | πελέκεις • | |
| vocative | πέλεκυν • | πελέκεις • | |
| there is an alternative genitive singular: πελέκεως | |||
References
- J. P. Mallory, D. Q. Adams, The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European (2006, →ISBN): "We find cognates in Grk pélekus, Oss færæt, and Skt paraśú, and the proto-form is often compared with Semitic forms, e.g. Akkadian pilakku which some translate as 'axe' but others translate as 'spindle', which is semantically very distant."
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “πέλεκυς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 1166-1167
Further reading
- Kaulins, Ancient Signs: The Alphabet and the Origins of Writing
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