κνακός

Ancient Greek

Adjective

κνᾱκός • (knākós) m (feminine κνᾱκᾱ́, neuter κνᾱκόν); first/second declension

  1. Doric form of κνηκός (knēkós, “tawny”)
    • 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Theocritus, Idylls 7.15–16:
      ἐκ μὲν γὰρ λασίοιο δασύτριχος εἶχε τράγοιο // κνακὸν δέρμ’ ὤμοισι νέας ταμίσοιο ποτόσδον
      ek mèn gàr lasíoio dasútrikhos eîkhe trágoio // knakòn dérm’ ṓmoisi néas tamísoio potósdon
      over his shoulders he was wearing the tawny skin of a thick-haired, shaggy goat smelling of fresh rennet

Noun

κνακός • (knakós) m (hapax legomenon)

  1. dappled horse

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