σανδαράκη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • σανδαράχη (sandarákhē)

Etymology

Long taken to be an Oriental loanword from an unknown source. Beekes doesn't dismiss a Pre-Greek origin, in view of the variation "κ/χ".

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σανδᾰράκη (sandarákē) f (genitive σανδᾰράκης); first declension

  1. (mineralogy) sandarac, realgar
  2. red orpiment
  3. beebread

Inflection

Derived terms

  • σανδαρακίζω (sandarakízō)
  • σανδαράκινος (sandarákinos)
  • σανδαρακούργιον (sandarakoúrgion)

Descendants

References

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