Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Since Fick (1890), considered a native word of Proto-Indo-European origin, cognate with Sanskrit पिनाक (pínāka, staff, stick) and Proto-Slavic *pь̏ňь (whence Old Church Slavonic пьнь (pĭnĭ), Russian пень (penʹ, trunk, stub)). On the other hand, Beekes inevitably prefers a Pre-Greek origin, though allows that the Slavic terms may be cognate.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πῐ́νᾰξ (pínaxm (genitive πῐ́νᾰκος); third declension

  1. board, plank
  2. tablet
  3. dish, plate, platter, trencher
  4. board, plate, picture
  5. table of accounts, register
  6. block for sharpening knives

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πίναξ, -ακος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1192-3

Further reading

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