σάκχαρ

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Pali sakkharā, from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, grit, gravel; ground or candied sugar).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σᾰ́κχαρ (sákkharn (genitive σᾰ́κχαρος); third declension

  1. sugar
  2. sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σάκχαρ, -αρος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1302-3

Further reading

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