"κνέφαλλον" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κνέφαλλον in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kné.pʰal.lon/, /ˈkne.ɸal.lon/, /ˈkne.fa.lon/, /kné.pʰal.lon/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkne.pʰal.lon/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈkne.ɸal.lon/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈkne.fal.lon/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈkne.fa.lon/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Ultimately from κνάπτω (knáptō, “to card wool”), compared with Proto-Celtic *knawī (“fleece”), but the variation in forms suggests a Pre-Greek origin instead. See also κνάφος (knáphos, “prickly teasel”). Etymology templates: {{cog|cel-pro|*knawī||fleece}} Proto-Celtic *knawī (“fleece”), {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|κνέφᾰλλον|κνεφᾰ́λλου|n|second}} κνέφᾰλλον • (knéphăllon) n (genitive κνεφᾰ́λλου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κνέφᾰλλον|ου}} Forms: κνέφᾰλλον [canonical], knéphăllon [romanization], κνεφᾰ́λλου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], τὸ κνέφᾰλλον [nominative, singular], κνεφᾰ́λλω [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ κνέφᾰλλᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ κνεφᾰ́λλου [genitive, singular], κνεφᾰ́λλοιν [dual, genitive], κνεφᾰ́λλων [genitive, plural], τῷ κνεφᾰ́λλῳ [dative, singular], κνεφᾰ́λλοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κνεφᾰ́λλοις [dative, plural], τὸ κνέφᾰλλον [accusative, singular], κνεφᾰ́λλω [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ κνέφᾰλλᾰ [accusative, plural], κνέφᾰλλον [singular, vocative], κνεφᾰ́λλω [dual, vocative], κνέφᾰλλᾰ [plural, vocative], γνάφαλλον [alternative], γνόφαλλον [alternative], κνάφαλλον [alternative]
  1. wool torn off in carding or fulling cloth
    Sense id: en-κνέφαλλον-grc-noun-j-sYRcUu Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 48 22 30 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 41 22 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 24 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 24 6
  2. flock used for stuffing pillows and cushions
    Sense id: en-κνέφαλλον-grc-noun-IkRIPe13 Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 41 22 37
  3. (in general) cushion, pillow Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-κνέφαλλον-grc-noun-U6YFcsnU Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 41 22 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: γναφάλλιον (gnaphállion), γναφαλλίς (gnaphallís), γναφαλλολόγος (gnaphallológos), γναφαλλοπώλης (gnaphallopṓlēs), γναφαλλοϋφάντης (gnaphalloüphántēs), γναφαλώδης (gnaphalṓdēs)
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkne.ɸal.lon/"
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  "wikipedia": [
    "Brill Publishers"
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}
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          "pillow",
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      "ipa": "/kné.pʰal.lon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkne.ɸal.lon/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkne.fa.lon/"
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      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkne.fal.lon/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkne.fa.lon/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Brill Publishers"
  ],
  "word": "κνέφαλλον"
}

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