λωγάνιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₁g- (“weak, faint”), the same root of λαγαίω (lagaíō, “to release”) and λαγαρός (lagarós, “slack, loose”); intermediate forms, such as *λώγανον (*lṓganon), *λώγη (*lṓgē), cannot be determined, however.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λωγᾰ́νῐον • (lōgánion) n (genitive λωγᾰνῐ́ου); second declension

  1. dewlap of oxen
    Synonym: γᾰγγῑ́λη (gangī́lē)

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