κνώδαλον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Frisk assumed that this word and κνώδων (knṓdōn, projecting teeth on the blade of a hunting spear), κνώδαξ (knṓdax, pin, pivot) go back to a verbal noun *κνωδ- (*knōd-, tooth, biter, gnawer), belonging to κναίω (knaíō, to scrape, scratch). The glosses κάναδοι (kánadoi, jaws), κναδάλλεται (knadálletai, gnaws) belong here too. The words do not belong to Latvian kost (to bite). According to Beekes, they are undoubtedly Pre-Greek, since κναδ- cannot continue an Indo-European pre-form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κνώδᾰλον (knṓdalonn (genitive κνωδᾰ́λου); second declension

  1. wild creature, beast
  2. (of persons) brute, beast

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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