χιτών

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Together with Mycenaean Greek 𐀑𐀵 (ki-to) and likely Latin tunica from some Central Semitic *kittān, as found in Aramaic כִּיתּוּנָא (kittōnā, tunic) / ܟܝܬܘܢܐ (kittōnā, tunic), Hebrew כֻּתֹּנֶת (kuttṓnĕṯ, tunic), which is derived from the local word for flax, found as Aramaic כּיתָּנָא (kittānā, flax) / ܟܬܢܐ (kettānā, flax), Akkadian 𒃰 (kitûm, flax), Sumerian 𒃰 (gada, flax).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χῐτών (khitṓnm (genitive χῐτῶνος); third declension

  1. tunic
  2. coat of mail
  3. clothes
  4. coat, covering
  5. part of a shoe which covers the foot

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Greek

Noun

χιτών (chitónm

  1. Katharevousa form of χιτώνας (chitónas)

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