πυκνός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *puḱ- (“press together”); compare Avestan 𐬞𐬎𐬯𐬁 (pusā, “headband, diadem”),[1] as well as Albanian putë.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πυκνός • (puknós) m (feminine πυκνή, neuter πυκνόν); first/second declension

  1. thick
    Synonym: παχύς (pakhús)
  2. dense
  3. sagacious, crafty, cunning

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Borrowings:
    • → English: pyknic
    • → English: pyknon

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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