Formation like ἔρνος (érnos) and κτῆνος (ktênos). Niedermann pleaded for connection with τρέχω (trékhō, “to run”). However, Furnée believes the word is Pre-Greek and compares ταρχάνιον (tarkhánion, “used in burial”), suggesting the use of twigs as offerings. Compare Albanian trikë. Compare Sanskrit दर्हति (darhati, “to grow”).
τέρχνος • (térkhnos) n (genitive τέρχνεος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ τέρχνος tò térkhnos |
τὼ τέρχνεε tṑ térkhnee |
τᾰ̀ τέρχνεᾰ tà térkhnea | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ τέρχνεος toû térkhneos |
τοῖν τερχνέοιν toîn terkhnéoin |
τῶν τερχνέων tôn terkhnéōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ τέρχνεῐ̈ tôi térkhneï |
τοῖν τερχνέοιν toîn terkhnéoin |
τοῖς τέρχνεσῐ / τέρχνεσῐν toîs térkhnesi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ τέρχνος tò térkhnos |
τὼ τέρχνεε tṑ térkhnee |
τᾰ̀ τέρχνεᾰ tà térkhnea | ||||||||||
| Vocative | τέρχνος térkhnos |
τέρχνεε térkhnee |
τέρχνεᾰ térkhnea | ||||||||||
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