Uncertain, sometimes suggested to be related to Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ (“corner”), Proto-Celtic *cantos (“corner, rim (of a chariot wheel)”) through a Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ-, but Beekes doesn't find this convincing, as -νθ- is often indicative of Pre-Greek; moreover, Slavic and Celtic presuppose *-t-.
The primary sense is "corner of the eye", recorded in Aristotle; in the 6th century (John Philoponus) also glossed as "eyelids"; the secondary meaning "rim (of a wheel)" only arises in the Roman period (Edict of Diocletian AD 301), influenced by Latin (originally Gaulish) cantus. The senses "chimney" and "pot, pan" are only known from Hesychius.
κανθός • (kanthós) m (genitive κανθοῦ); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ κανθός ho kanthós |
τὼ κανθώ tṑ kanthṓ |
οἱ κανθοί hoi kanthoí | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ κανθοῦ toû kanthoû |
τοῖν κανθοῖν toîn kanthoîn |
τῶν κανθῶν tôn kanthôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ κανθῷ tôi kanthôi |
τοῖν κανθοῖν toîn kanthoîn |
τοῖς κανθοῖς toîs kanthoîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν κανθόν tòn kanthón |
τὼ κανθώ tṑ kanthṓ |
τοὺς κανθούς toùs kanthoús | ||||||||||
Vocative | κανθέ kanthé |
κανθώ kanthṓ |
κανθοί kanthoí | ||||||||||
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