κόνις

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Ancient Greek [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *konis. Cognates include Latin cinis. Unexplained is the e/o vocalism difference.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

κόνις (genitive κόνεως, κόνιος) f, third declension; (konis)

  1. dust
  2. (figuratively) the multitude
  3. ashes
  4. the powder sprinkled upon wrestlers

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