πάχνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From earlier *πάκσνά (páksná), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-, like πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, I fasten).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πάχνη • (pákhnēf (genitive πάχνης); first declension

  1. hoarfrost, rime
    Synonym: στίβη (stíbē)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • παχνήεις (pakhnḗeis)
  • παχνόω (pakhnóō)
  • παχνώδης (pakhnṓdēs)

Descendants

  • Greek: πάχνη (páchni)

References

Greek

Etymology

Ancient Greek πάχνη (pákhnē)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.xni/

Noun

πάχνη • (páchnif (uncountable)

  1. rime, hoarfrost

Declension

Declension of πάχνη
singular
nominative πάχνη (páchni)
genitive πάχνης (páchnis)
accusative πάχνη (páchni)
vocative πάχνη (páchni)

Synonyms

Further reading