κράνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /krá.nos/ → /ˈkra.nos/ → /ˈkra.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /krá.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkra.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkra.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkra.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkra.nos/

Noun

κρᾰ́νος • (krắnos) n (genitive κρᾰ́νους or κρᾰ́νεος); third declension

1. helmet

   Synonym: κόρυς (kórus)

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ κρᾰ́νος; τοῦ κρᾰ́νους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ κρᾰ́νος tò krắnos	τὼ κρᾰ́νει tṑ krắnei	τᾰ̀ κρᾰ́νη tằ krắnē
Genitive	τοῦ κρᾰ́νους toû krắnous	τοῖν κρᾰνοῖν toîn krănoîn	τῶν κρᾰνῶν tôn krănôn
Dative	τῷ κρᾰ́νει tôi krắnei	τοῖν κρᾰνοῖν toîn krănoîn	τοῖς κρᾰ́νεσῐ / κρᾰ́νεσῐν toîs krắnesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ κρᾰ́νος tò krắnos	τὼ κρᾰ́νει tṑ krắnei	τᾰ̀ κρᾰ́νη tằ krắnē
Vocative	κρᾰ́νος krắnos	κρᾰ́νει krắnei	κρᾰ́νη krắnē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of τὸ κρᾰ́νος; τοῦ κρᾰ́νεος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ κρᾰ́νος tò krắnos	τὼ κρᾰ́νει / κρᾰ́νεε tṑ krắnei / krắnee	τᾰ̀ κρᾰ́νεᾰ tằ krắneă
Genitive	τοῦ κρᾰ́νεος / κρᾰ́νευς toû krắneos / krắneus	τοῖν κρᾰνέοιν toîn krănéoin	τῶν κρᾰνέων tôn krănéōn
Dative	τῷ κρᾰ́νει / κρᾰ́νεῐ̈ tôi krắnei / krắneĭ̈	τοῖν κρᾰνέοιν toîn krănéoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν κρᾰ́νεσῐ / κρᾰ́νεσῐν toîsĭ(n) krắnesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ κρᾰ́νος tò krắnos	τὼ κρᾰ́νει / κρᾰ́νεε tṑ krắnei / krắnee	τᾰ̀ κρᾰ́νεᾰ tằ krắneă
Vocative	κρᾰ́νος krắnos	κρᾰ́νει / κρᾰ́νεε krắnei / krắnee	κρᾰ́νεᾰ krắneă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: κράνος (krános)

References

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

Greek

Etymology

See κρανίο (kranío, “skull, head”)

Noun

κράνος • (krános) n (plural κράνη)

1. helmet (for cycling, motorcycling, police, etc)

Declension

Declension of κράνος

	singular	plural
nominative	κράνος (krános)	κράνη (kráni)
genitive	κράνους (kránous)	κρανών (kranón)
accusative	κράνος (krános)	κράνη (kráni)
vocative	κράνος (krános)	κράνη (kráni)

The ungrammatical plural κράνοι is found

Synonyms

• κάσκα f (káska) (less common term)
• (military) περικεφαλαία f (perikefalaía)

Related terms

• κρανίο n (kranío, “skull”)