Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Pre-Greek.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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κρᾰνᾰός (kranaósm (feminine κρᾰνᾰή, neuter κρᾰνᾰόν); first/second declension

  1. (poetic) rocky, rugged
  2. (substantive) turtle shell
  3. rough, stinging

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κραναός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 770