The formation is like other plant names, such as μάνυζα (mánuza), μώλυζα (mṓluza) and ὄρυζα (óruza). The assumption that it was formed from κονίς (konís, “nit”) is unwarranted. According to Beekes, the variations point to a Pre-Greek origin.
κόνῡζᾰ • (kónūză) f (genitive κονῡ́ζης); first declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ κόνῡζᾰ hē kónūză |
τὼ κονῡ́ζᾱ tṑ konū́zā |
αἱ κόνῡζαι hai kónūzai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς κονῡ́ζης tês konū́zēs |
τοῖν κονῡ́ζαιν toîn konū́zain |
τῶν κονῡζῶν tôn konūzôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ κονῡ́ζῃ têi konū́zēi |
τοῖν κονῡ́ζαιν toîn konū́zain |
ταῖς κονῡ́ζαις taîs konū́zais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν κόνῡζᾰν tḕn kónūzăn |
τὼ κονῡ́ζᾱ tṑ konū́zā |
τᾱ̀ς κονῡ́ζᾱς tā̀s konū́zās | ||||||||||
Vocative | κόνῡζᾰ kónūză |
κονῡ́ζᾱ konū́zā |
κόνῡζαι kónūzai | ||||||||||
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