Δαρεικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Formally from Δαρεῖος (Dareîos, “King Darius”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix), but possibly a popular etymological remodelling of an Old Persian word related to 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹 (d-r-n-y /⁠daraniya-⁠/, “gold”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Δᾱρεικός • (Dāreikós) m (genitive Δᾱρεικοῦ); second declension

  1. daric (a gold coin from the Persian Empire)

Inflection

Descendants

  • → Latin: daricus
  • → German: Dareikos, Dareike
  • → Danish: dareik

Further reading

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