κράνος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

Noun

κρᾰ́νος (kránosn (genitive κρᾰ́νους or κρᾰ́νεος); third declension

  1. helmet
    Synonym: κόρυς (kórus)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: κράνος (krános)

References

Greek

Etymology

See κρανίο (kranío, skull, head)

Noun

κράνος (kránosn (plural κράνη)

  1. helmet (for cycling, motorcycling, police, etc)

Declension

Declension of κράνος
singular plural
nominative κράνος (krános) κράνη (kráni)
genitive κράνους (kránous) κρανών (kranón)
accusative κράνος (krános) κράνη (kráni)
vocative κράνος (krános) κράνη (kráni)

The ungrammatical plural κράνοι is found

Synonyms