- ἄχερδος
- ἄχερδοςGrammatical information: f. (m. Theoc.)Meaning: `wild pear, Pyrus amygdaliformis' (Od.).Other forms: ἀγέρδα (cod. -αα)· ἄπιος, ὄγχνη H. ἄχηρον· ἀκρίδα Κρῆτες H., with Cretan ερδ \> ηρ; ἀκρίδα is changed by Latte into ἀχράδα; doubtful; cf. ἀκρίς.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: See Chantr. Form. 359. - ἀγέρδα can be Macedonian; if not, the variation shows a Pre-Gr. word. Jokl, Festschrift Kretschmer 89ff., derived it from *ǵher(s)- `stretch' (WP. 1, 610; Pok. 445f.) assuming a development `thornbush' \> `wild pear'; the ἀ- would be copulative; both quite improbable. Comprared with Alb. dardhë `pear' (*ghord-). The ἀ- must then be a real prothesis and the word a non-IE loan word. Connection with ἀχράς is evident; q.v.Page in Frisk: 1,199
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