καμάν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Akin to Mycenaean Greek 𐀏𐀔 (ka-ma), see there for more.

Noun

καμάν • (kamán) f (Cretan, hapax)

1. field (accusative singular)

   Synonym: ἀγρόν (agrón)

   • [5th c. C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Κ.560:

     καμάν· τὸν ἀγρόν. Κρῆτες

     kamán; tòn agrón. Krêtes

     kamán: the field, [among] Cretans]

References

• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “καμάν”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 629