κάρνον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Gaulish carnon (“horn”), from Proto-Celtic *karnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-. From the same root are κέρας (kéras, “horn”), κάρᾱ (kárā, “head”) and κάρηνον (kárēnon, “head; mountain top”).

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Noun

κᾰ́ρνον • (kárnon) n (genitive κᾰ́ρνου); second declension

  1. Gallic horn, a wind instrument used by Celts
  2. kind of cart

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