κανθήλια

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The relation with κανθίαι (kanthíai, creels), κάνθων (kánthōn, pack-ass) and κανθίς (kanthís, dung of an ass) is unclear, due to their specialized technical meanings. Formally, the word can be compared with κειμήλια (keimḗlia) and γαμήλιος (gamḗlios). According to Deroy, it is a Mediterranean substrate word. Furnée connects it with ἀνθήλιον (anthḗlion, packsaddle), with alternation k/-zero and assumes Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κανθήλια (kanthḗlian pl (genitive κανθηλίων); second declension

  1. panniers at the sides of a packsaddle
  2. large baskets for carrying grapes
  3. wooden lattice shelter at a ship's stern

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