κράστις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • γρᾰ́στῐς (grắstĭs)

Etymology

From γράω (gráō, to gnaw, eat) +‎ -τῐς (-tĭs, nominal suffix), but influenced by another unknown word.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κρᾰ́στῐς • (krắstĭsf (genitive κρᾰ́στεως); third declension

  1. greenfodder

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κρᾰστήρῐον (krăstḗrĭon)
  • κρᾰστῐ́ζομαι (krăstĭ́zomai)

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