κλεινός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κλεεννός (kleennós) Aeolic

Etymology

From the root of κλέος (kléos, fame) + -εινός (-einós, adjectival suffix). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *slavьnъ.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κλεινός • (kleinós) m (feminine κλεινή, neuter κλεινόν); first/second declension (Attic, Doric)

  1. famous, renowned, well-known
    1. often with πᾶσι (pâsi): well-known to all
      • 429 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus the King 8:
        ὁ πᾶσι κλεινὸς Οἰδίπους καλούμενος.
        ho pâsi kleinòs Oidípous kaloúmenos.
        ... called the all-renowned Oedipus.

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