κνύζωψ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. Only attested in Hesychius. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈkny.zops/ → /ˈkni.zops/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkny.zops/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkny.zops/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkni.zops/

Noun

κνύζωψ • (knúzōps)

1. (hapax) (According to Hesychius of Alexandria:) a herb similar to celery
   • 5th c. C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Κ:

     κνύζωψ· λάχανον, ὅμοιον σελίνῳ

     knúzōps; lákhanon, hómoion selínōi

     knúzōps: a herb, similar to celery

Declension

Unknown.

Further reading

• “κνύζωψ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “κνύζωψ”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• Hesychius' Lexicon: κ