Per Derksen, from Proto-Indo-European *k(ʷ)end- or *k(ʷ)enHd(ʰ)-. Compare Sanskrit खादति (khādati, “to chew, to bite”) and Persian خاییدن (xâyidan, “to chew”). See also κνώδαλον (knṓdalon, “wild beast”).
κνώδων • (knṓdōn) m (genitive κνώδοντος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ κνώδων ho knṓdōn |
τὼ κνώδοντε tṑ knṓdonte |
οἱ κνώδοντες hoi knṓdontes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ κνώδοντος toû knṓdontos |
τοῖν κνωδόντοιν toîn knōdóntoin |
τῶν κνωδόντων tôn knōdóntōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ κνώδοντῐ tôi knṓdontĭ |
τοῖν κνωδόντοιν toîn knōdóntoin |
τοῖς κνώδουσῐ / κνώδουσῐν toîs knṓdousĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν κνώδοντᾰ tòn knṓdontă |
τὼ κνώδοντε tṑ knṓdonte |
τοὺς κνώδοντᾰς toùs knṓdontăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κνῶδον knôdon |
κνώδοντε knṓdonte |
κνώδοντες knṓdontes | ||||||||||
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