κεδνός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κήδομαι (kḗdomai, I take care, attend to) +‎ -νός (-nós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κεδνός (kednósm (feminine κεδνή, neuter κεδνόν); first/second declension

  1. careful, diligent, trusty
  2. cherished, dear
  3. good, valued

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Further reading

  • κεδνός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • κεδνός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • κεδνός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • κεδνός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • κεδνός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • κεδνός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • Chronique d'étymologie grecque par Alain Blanc Charles de Lamberterie Jean-Louis Perpillou →ISBN