κατάνη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possibly from Sicel katane (grater), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₃tós (sharpened), from *ḱeh₃- (to sharpen).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰτᾰ́νη (katánēf (genitive κᾰτᾰ́νης); first declension

  1. grater
    Synonym: κνήστις (knḗstis)

Inflection

References

  1. ^ TI: Pellegrini, G.B., Toponomastica italiana, Milano, Hoepli, 1990.