κανθός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Uncertain, sometimes suggested to be related to Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ (corner), Proto-Celtic *cantos (corner, rim (of a chariot wheel)) through a Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ-, but Beekes doesn't find this convincing, as -νθ- is often indicative of Pre-Greek; moreover, Slavic and Celtic presuppose *-t-.

The primary sense is "corner of the eye", recorded in Aristotle; in the 6th century (John Philoponus) also glossed as "eyelids"; the secondary meaning "rim (of a wheel)" only arises in the Roman period (Edict of Diocletian AD 301), influenced by Latin (originally Gaulish) cantus. The senses "chimney" and "pot, pan" are only known from Hesychius.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κανθός (kanthósm (genitive κανθοῦ); second declension

  1. corner of the eye
  2. eyelids
  3. (poetic) eye
  4. rim or tire of a wheel
  5. chimney
  6. pot, pan

Inflection

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Further reading

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