σκέπαρνον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

The suffix "-αρνο-" suggests a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σκέπαρνον (sképarnon) n (genitive σκεπάρνου); second declension

  1. carpenter's axe, adze, for hewing and smoothing the trunks of trees
  2. (medicine) slightly oblique surgical bandage

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀμφισκέπαρνος (amphisképarnos)
  • σκεπαρνηδόν (skeparnēdón)
  • σκεπαρνίζω (skeparnízō)
  • σκεπάρνιον (skepárnion)

Further reading

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