κέγχρος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Mostly derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-gʰ-r-o- (pulverized) and further connected with Ancient Greek χέρμα (khérma), χεράς (kherás, pebble, gravel) but the etymology remains unclear.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κέγχρος (kénkhros) m (genitive κέγχρου); second declension

  1. millet (Panicum miliaceum)
  2. anything in small grains
    1. spawn of fish
    2. small beads
    3. speck, sty in the eye
  3. a small kind of diamond

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κεγχραμίς (kenkhramís)
  • κεγχρεών (kenkhreṓn)
  • κεγχριαῖος (kenkhriaîos)
  • κεγχρίας (kenkhrías)
  • κεγχρίνης (kenkhrínēs)
  • κέγχρινος (kénkhrinos)
  • κεγχρίς (kenkhrís)
  • κεγχρίτης (kenkhrítēs)
  • κεγχρώδης (kenkhrṓdēs)
  • κεγχρώματα (kenkhrṓmata)
  • κεγχρωτός (kenkhrōtós)
  • Κεγχρεαί (Kenkhreaí)

Descendants

Further reading

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