κνίζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The basis is κνιδ-, κνισ- (knid-, knis-), which points to a root that seems to be found in Baltic and Germanic verbs, like Latvian knidêt (to itch, geminate, creep), Old Norse hníta (to push against), Middle Irish cned (wound), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kneyd-, from *ken- (to scratch; scrape; rub). A root-final -t- is found as well, like in Lithuanian knìsti (to scratch, itch, tickle); a root-final -s- occurs in Lithuanian knisù (to grub up).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κνῐ́ζω • (knízō)

  1. to scratch, gash
    Synonym: κνήθω (knḗthō)
  2. to pound, chop up or grate
  3. to tickle, titillate
    Synonym: γᾰργᾰλῐ́ζω (gargalízō)
  4. (of feelings) to chafe, tease, provoke

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀποκνῐ́ζω (apoknízō)
  • δῐᾰκνῐ́ζω (diaknízō)
  • ἐπῐκνῐ́ζω (epiknízō)
  • κνῐ́ζᾰ (kníza)
  • κνῐ́ς (knís)
  • κνῐσμός (knismós)
  • κνῐ́σμᾰ (knísma)
  • κᾰτᾰκνῐ́ζω (kataknízō)
  • ὑποκνῐ́ζω (hupoknízō)
  • φῐλόκνῐσος (philóknisos)

Further reading

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