Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• τᾰ́ρῑχον ‎(tárīkhon)

Noun

τᾰ́ρῑχος • ‎(tárīkhos) m ‎(genitive τᾰρῑ́χου); second declension
τᾰ́ρῑχος • ‎(tárīkhos) n ‎(genitive τᾰρῑ́χεος or τᾰρῑ́χους); third declension

1. a dead body preserved by embalming, a mummy
2. meat preserved by salting, pickling, drying, or smoking, especially dried or smoked fish
3. (figuratively, of a stupid fellow) a stockfish

Declension

Descendants

• Old Armenian: տառեխ ‎(taṙex)

References

• τάρῑχος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

Adjective

τᾰ́ρῑχος • ‎(tárīkhos) m, f ‎(neuter τᾰ́ρῑχον); second declension

1. Synonym of τᾰρῑχευτός ‎(tarīkheutós)
   • 175 CE – 235 CE, Claudius Aelianus, On the Nature of Animals 12.6

Declension

References

• τάρῑχος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press