κράνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A nominal formation related to κᾰ́ρᾱ (kắrā, head) and κρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on, cranium), albeit with unclear morphology due to the form of the word precluding a laryngeal otherwise found in its relatives. Probably not related to κάρυον (káruon, nut) or κραναός (kranaós, rocky).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κρᾰ́νος • (krắnosn (genitive κρᾰ́νους or κρᾰ́νεος); third declension

  1. helmet
    Synonym: κόρυς (kórus)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: κράνος (krános)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “κράνος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 771

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρᾰ́νος (krắnos).

Pronunciation

Noun

κράνος • (kránosn (plural κράνη)

  1. helmet (for cycling, motorcycling, police, etc)

Declension

Declension of κράνος
singular plural
nominative κράνος (krános) κράνη (kráni)
genitive κράνους (kránous) κρανών (kranón)
accusative κράνος (krános) κράνη (kráni)
vocative κράνος (krános) κράνη (kráni)


The ungrammatical plural κράνοι is found

Synonyms

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