χόανος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (to pour), the same root of χέω (khéō, to pour, cast) and χοάνη (khoánē, funnel).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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χόᾰνος (khóanosm (genitive χοᾰ́νου); second declension

  1. melting pot, crucible
  2. mould for casting metal in

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χοάνη (> VAR χόανος, χοή, χοῦς)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1640

Further reading

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