κύδαρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from Pre-Greek, in view of the suffix -αρ, which can be seen also in ἴκταρ (íktar), σκίναρ (skínar) and σῦφαρ (sûphar).

Pronunciation

(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈky.dar/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈcy.ðar/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈcy.ðar/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈci.ðar/

Noun

κύδαρ • (kúdar)

Hesychius' gives the definition as: τάφος (táphos, “grave”).

References

“κύδαρ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Hesychius' Lexicon: κ

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