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Ancient Greek
Etymology
κράς (krás, “head”, poetic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ (kắrā)) + δέω (déō, “to tie”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krɛ̌ː.dem.non/ → /ˈkri.ðem.non/ → /ˈkri.ðem.non/
Noun
κρήδεμνον • (krḗdemnon) n (genitive κρηδέμνου); second declension
- A veil or headscarf worn by women, keeping together three items of ornamental hair binding: ἄμπυξ (ámpux, “frontlet”), κεκρύφαλος (kekrúphalos, “hairnet, snood”) and ἀναδέσμη (anadésmē, “headband”)[1][2]
- (figurative) the edge or the top of city walls
- (figurative) the top covering of a wine or storage vessel
Declension
References
- ^ Hurschmann, Rolf (2006) “Kredemnon”, in Cancik, Hubert, and Christine F. Salazar, editors, Brill’s New Pauly, Hamburg, retrieved 12 February 2017
- ^ Nagy, Gregory (2013) The ancient Greek hero in 24 hours, Harvard University Press, page 83
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