κνώδων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Per Derksen, from Proto-Indo-European *k(ʷ)end- or *k(ʷ)enHd(ʰ)-. Compare Sanskrit खादति (khādati, “to chew, to bite”) and Persian خاییدن (xâyidan, “to chew”). See also κνώδαλον (knṓdalon, “wild beast”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κνώδων • (knṓdōn) m (genitive κνώδοντος); third declension

  1. (in the plural) two projecting teeth on the blade of a hunting spear
  2. sword

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ κνώδων; τοῦ κνώδοντος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κνώδων
ho knṓdōn 		τὼ κνώδοντε
tṑ knṓdonte 		οἱ κνώδοντες
hoi knṓdontes
Genitive τοῦ κνώδοντος
toû knṓdontos 		τοῖν κνωδόντοιν
toîn knōdóntoin 		τῶν κνωδόντων
tôn knōdóntōn
Dative τῷ κνώδοντῐ
tōî knṓdontĭ 		τοῖν κνωδόντοιν
toîn knōdóntoin 		τοῖς κνώδουσῐ / κνώδουσῐν
toîs knṓdousĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν κνώδοντᾰ
tòn knṓdontă 		τὼ κνώδοντε
tṑ knṓdonte 		τοὺς κνώδοντᾰς
toùs knṓdontăs
Vocative κνῶδον
knôdon 		κνώδοντε
knṓdonte 		κνώδοντες
knṓdontes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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