Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Usually connected with κράμβος (krámbos, dry; blight in grapes, when they shrivel),[1] assuming that the plant was named after its shrunken leaves, but this is rejected by Beekes, who leaves the origin open.[2]

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Noun

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κρᾰ́μβη (krámbēf (genitive κρᾰ́μβης); first declension

  1. cabbage
    Synonym: ῥάφανος (rháphanos)
    μὰ τὴν κράμβηνmà tḕn krámbēnby the cabbage! (μά + accusative: comic oath)

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  1. ^ Boisacq, Émile (1916) “κράμβος”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque (in French), Heidelberg: Carl Winter, pages 507–508
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κράμβη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 769
  3. 3.0 3.1 Cabolov, R. L. (2001) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 531
  4. ^ Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 672
  5. ^ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 162
  6. ^ Asatrian, Garnik (2011) A Comparative Vocabulary of Central Iranian Dialects[1] (in Persian), Tehran: Safir Ardehal Publications, page 221
  7. ^ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1895) Persische Studien [Persian Studies] (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, page 256
  8. ^ Bartholomae, Christian, Salemann, Carl, Horn, Paul, Geiger, Wilhelm, Socin, Albert (1895–1901) Geiger, Wilhelm, Kuhn, Ernst, editors, Grundriß der iranischen Philologie [Outline of Iranian Philology] (in German), volume I, part II, Strassburg: K. J. Trübner, page 59
  9. ^ κραμβίνKriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κράμβη (krámbē, cabbage).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkraɱ.vi/
  • Hyphenation: κράμ‧βη

Noun

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κράμβη (krámvif (plural κράμβες)

  1. turnip
  2. (botany, horticulture) brassica, the cabbage family
    Synonym: βράσκη f (vráski)

Declension

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Declension of κράμβη
singular plural
nominative κράμβη (krámvi) κράμβες (krámves)
genitive κράμβης (krámvis) -
accusative κράμβη (krámvi) κράμβες (krámves)
vocative κράμβη (krámvi) κράμβες (krámves)

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