κνώδαλον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /knɔ̌ː.da.lon/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkno.da.lon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkno.ða.lon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkno.ða.lon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkno.ða.lon/

Noun

κνώδᾰλον • (knṓdălon) n (genitive κνωδᾰ́λου); second declension

wild creature, beast
(of persons) brute, beast

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ κνώδᾰλον; τοῦ κνωδᾰ́λου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ κνώδᾰλον tò knṓdălon	τὼ κνωδᾰ́λω tṑ knōdắlō	τᾰ̀ κνώδᾰλᾰ tằ knṓdălă
Genitive	τοῦ κνωδᾰ́λου toû knōdắlou	τοῖν κνωδᾰ́λοιν toîn knōdắloin	τῶν κνωδᾰ́λων tôn knōdắlōn
Dative	τῷ κνωδᾰ́λῳ tōî knōdắlōi	τοῖν κνωδᾰ́λοιν toîn knōdắloin	τοῖς κνωδᾰ́λοις toîs knōdắlois
Accusative	τὸ κνώδᾰλον tò knṓdălon	τὼ κνωδᾰ́λω tṑ knōdắlō	τᾰ̀ κνώδᾰλᾰ tằ knṓdălă
Vocative	κνώδᾰλον knṓdălon	κνωδᾰ́λω knōdắlō	κνώδᾰλᾰ knṓdălă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

κνωδάλιον (knōdálion)
κνωδαλώδης (knōdalṓdēs)