κάναβος

Ancient Greek edit

Alternative forms edit

κάνναβος (kánnabos), κίνναβος (kínnabos)

Etymology edit

The formation is similar to κάκκαβος (kákkabos), κόλλαβος (kóllabos) and σίττυβος (síttubos). Perhaps from κάννα (kánna, “reed”), if properly a reed frame. However, given the variation "ν/νν", the word would be Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation edit

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ká.na.bos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈka.na.bos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈka.na.βos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈka.na.vos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈka.na.vos/

Noun edit

κάναβος • (kánabos) m (genitive κανάβου); second declension

wooden framework round which artists moulded wax or clay, block figure
mannequin or rough drawing of the human frame
lean person, skeleton, bag of bones

Inflection edit

Second declension of ὁ κάναβος; τοῦ κανάβου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ κάναβος ho kánabos	τὼ κανάβω tṑ kanábō	οἱ κάναβοι hoi kánaboi
Genitive	τοῦ κανάβου toû kanábou	τοῖν κανάβοιν toîn kanáboin	τῶν κανάβων tôn kanábōn
Dative	τῷ κανάβῳ tôi kanábōi	τοῖν κανάβοιν toîn kanáboin	τοῖς κανάβοις toîs kanábois
Accusative	τὸν κάναβον tòn kánabon	τὼ κανάβω tṑ kanábō	τοὺς κανάβους toùs kanábous
Vocative	κάναβε kánabe	κανάβω kanábō	κάναβοι kánaboi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms edit

κανάβευμα (kanábeuma)
κανάβινος (kanábinos)
καναβιουργός (kanabiourgós)

Descendants edit

Greek: κάναβος (kánavos)