κώνωψ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Beekes dismisses a derivation from κῶνος (kônos, cone) and ὤψ (ṓps, face) and prefers to derive it from Pre-Greek. Compare, however, Egyptian ḫnws, ḫnms (a kind of stinging insect), which has also been suggested as a source.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κώνωψ (kṓnōpsm (genitive κώνωπος); third declension

  1. gnat, mosquito
    Synonym: ἐμπίς (empís)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κώνωψ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 815

Further reading

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