πρακνόν
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a zero-grade *pr̥ḱ-n-, of the Proto-Indo-European root *perḱ- (“coloured, motley”),[1][2] whence also περκνός (perknós, “dusky, dark”).
Adjective[edit]
πρακνόν • (praknón) (accusative singular masculine)
- (hapax) dark in colour
- Synonym: μέλανα (mélana)
- 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Π:
- πρακνόν· μέλανα
- praknón; mélana
- praknón: dark
References[edit]
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “perk̂-, prek̂-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 820–821
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “περκνός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1178