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Κνῇ · scrapes (κ 1862) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near κ1862

κ1858pillow
κ1859dusk, twilight
κ1860dusky, in the dark, in the twilight
κ1861at dusk, at twilight
κ1862scrapes
κ1863tawny one
κ1864wisp
κ1865shank, shin
κ1866greave, legging

Suda/Κ kappa/κ1862

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Κνῇ

scrapes

Translated by Nick Nicholas9 Dec 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
epic
food
women

1 note · 9 words

Translation

[Meaning he/she/it] cuts.¹ And Homer [says]: "[she] grates cheese".²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κνῇ· κόπτει. καὶ Ὅμηρος· κνῇ τυρόν.

Betacode

*knh=|: ko/ptei. kai\ *(/omhros: knh=| turo/n.

Notes (1)

[1] cf. kappa 1851
2Homer, Iliad 11.639, misquoting the unaugmented imperfect knh= as a present (indicative or maybe subjunctive): "she grated goat's cheese" (web address 1).

References

M.L. West, 'Grated cheese fit for heroes', Journal of Hellenic Studies 118 (1998) 190-191

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from2 entries

κ1855Κναφεύςcarder, fullerFrom the [verb] knw=, [meaning] I scratch. Homer [writes]: "but that on this she would grate (knh=|) goat's cheese with a bronze grater". And a gnapheus [sc. is so called] from the "carding" [gnapsis] of "cloth"…
κ1857ΚναίωI scratch[Meaning] I cut.

Neighbouring entries

κ1860Κνεφαῖοςdusky, in the dark, in the twilight κ1861Κνέφειat dusk, at twilight κ1862Κνῇscrapes κ1863Κνηκίαςtawny one κ1864Κνηκίςwisp

Revision history3 revisions · last 29 Sep 2019

29 Sep 2019tweaked translation and note, added a link — Catharine Roth
5 Mar 2013added bibliography — David Whitehead
9 Dec 2008x-ref; keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
9 Dec 2008Translated — Nick Nicholas

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Κνῇ (Adler number kappa 1862), trans. Nick Nicholas, 9 Dec 2008. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/kappa/1862

Translation by Nick Nicholas for Suda On Line, revised by Catharine Roth, David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗