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Ancient Greek
Adjective
κνᾱκός • (knākós) m (feminine κνᾱκᾱ́, neuter κνᾱκόν); first/second declension
- Doric form of κνηκός (knēkós, “tawny”)
300 BCE – 200 BCE,
Theocritus,
Idylls 7.15–16:
- ἐκ μὲν γὰρ λασίοιο δασύτριχος εἶχε τράγοιο // κνακὸν δέρμ’ ὤμοισι νέας ταμίσοιο ποτόσδον
- ek mèn gàr lasíoio dasútrikhos eîkhe trágoio // knakòn dérm’ ṓmoisi néas tamísoio potósdon
- over his shoulders he was wearing the tawny skin of a thick-haired, shaggy goat smelling of fresh rennet
Noun
κνακός • (knakós) m (hapax)
- dappled horse
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