κόπανον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κόπτω (kóptō, “to strike, smite”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κόπᾰνον • (kópanon) n (genitive κοπᾰ́νου); second declension

  1. pestle
    Synonyms: ἄκμων (ákmōn), ἀλετρίβανος (aletríbanos), δοῖδυξ (doîdux), λᾰ́κτῐς (láktis), ναγεύς (nageús), ὕπερος (húperos)

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: κόπανος (kópanos), κόπανο (kópano)
    • → Albanian: kopan
    • → Aromanian: copan
    • → Bulgarian: ко́пан (kópan)
    • → Macedonian: копан (kopan)
    • → Megleno-Romanian: cupan
  • → Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: קופנ (/⁠qwpn⁠/, “mallet”)

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