κράσπεδον

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. Traditionally analyzed as an old compound of κάρᾱ (kárā, head) (in the form κράσ-), with a faded second member πέδον (pédon, plain, ground), for which Sanskrit द्रुपद (drupada, wooden pillar, post) is compared. The first member would point to an original meaning "upper border", according to Risch. However, Nussbaum is very sceptical; there is no indication whatsoever that it would contain the word for "head".

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Noun[edit]

κρᾰ́σπεδον (kráspedonn (genitive κρᾰσπέδου); second declension

  1. edge, border, skirt, especially of cloth
  2. (mostly in the plural) skirts or edge of a country
  3. (pathology) fimbria, affection of the uvula

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: craspedophyte
  • Greek: κράσπεδο (kráspedo)

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