κρώπιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κρώβιον (krṓbion)

Etymology

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *kerp- (“to pluck, to harvest”) and so cognate with Proto-Germanic *harbistaz (“harvest”), Latin carpō (“I pluck”) and Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”). Beekes, instead, claims that the word must be of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κρώπῐον • (krṓpion) n (genitive κρωπῐ́ου); second declension

  1. scythe, billhook

Inflection

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