κροκόδειλος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Ionic word for "lizard" (common being σαύρα (saúra)), perhaps from κρόκη (krókē, pebbles) + δρῖλος (drîlos, worm), because crocodiles like resting on flat stones. Typologically compare Sanskrit कृकलास (kṛkalāsa, lizard, chameleon), said to be composed of the words for "pebble" and "sit".[1]

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Noun

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κροκόδειλος (krokódeilosm (genitive κροκοδείλου); second declension

  1. lizard
  2. crocodile
  3. A fallacy of the sophists

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Boisacq, Émile (1916) “κροκόδιλος”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque (in French), Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 520
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “крокоди́л”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɾoˈko.ði.los/
  • Rhymes: -oðilos
  • Hyphenation: κρο‧κό‧δει‧λος

Noun

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κροκόδειλος (krokódeilosm (plural κροκόδειλοι)

  1. crocodile (amphibious reptile)

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