- νῶκαρ
- νῶκαρ, -αροςGrammatical information: n.Meaning: `lethargy, coma' (Nic; Hdn. who explains it as στέρησις τῆς ψυχῆς; it is also translated as νύσταξις); also as adj.Derivatives: νωκαρώδης `slothful, sleepy' (Diph.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Fur.133 connects the word with νωχελής, which fits better semantically (the translation `Totenschlaf', Frisk, is inspired by a wrong etymology), and denies that it has anything to do with νεκρός, νέκυς. On words in -αρ s. Fur. 134 n. 75.Page in Frisk: 2,
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.