- νάρθηξ
- νάρθηξ, -ηκοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `giant fennel, `Ferula communis, its hollow stalk, a.o. used as thyrsos' (Hes.), also `capsule, cupboard' (Str.).Compounds: Few compp., e.g. ναρθηκοφόρος 'ν. -bearer' (Pl., X.).Derivatives: ναρθήκιον `small splint' (medic.), -ία name of a narthex-like plant (Thphr.; cf. βακτηρ-ία, ἀρτηρ-ία a.o.); ναρθήκ-ινος `of νάρθηξ' (Arist.), ναρθηκ-ίζω `to splint' (medic.) with -ισμός, -ισμα (Apollod. Poliork. a.o.); ναρθηκιῶντες νάρθηξι πλήσσοντες H. -- ON Ναρθάκιον (Phthiotis, also mountain in Thessalia; X., Plu.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: The variant νάθραξ νάρθηξ H. (with metathesis) as well as the PN Ναρθάκιον point to orig. -ᾱκ-; so formation like ὅρπηξ, μύρμηξ a.o. (Schwyzer 497, Chantraine Form. 380 f., Björck Alpha impurum 261). Further unknown. The general similarity with Skt. naḍá- `cane', Lith. néndrė `id.' has since long been remarked (naḍá- and νάρθηξ from a common Anatolian source acc. to Porzig ZII 5,269f.); cf. Fur. 199, but s. Mayrhofer and Fraenkel s. vv. Older combinations in WP. 317f. and 700. S. also on νάρδος etc. -ᾱκ is a Pre-Greek suffix.Page in Frisk: 2,
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