κρουνός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *krohnós, from Proto-Indo-European *kros-nós, from *kres- (spring, fount); cognate with Proto-Albanian *krāna (> modern Albanian krua). Related to κρήνη (krḗnē, spring, well, fountain).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κρουνός • (krounós) m (genitive κρουνοῦ); second declension

  1. spring, wellhead, source of water
    Synonyms: κρήνη (krḗnē), πηγή (pēgḗ), πῖδᾰξ (pîdax)
  2. (figuratively) stream, torrent
  3. watercourse
  4. spout, nozzle

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κρουνεῖον (krouneîon)
  • κρουνηδόν (krounēdón)
  • κρουνίζω (krounízō)
  • κρουνίον (krouníon)
  • κρουνίσκος (krounískos)
  • κρούνισμα (kroúnisma)
  • κρουνισμάτιον (krounismátion)
  • κρουνισμός (krounismós)
  • κρουνίτης (krounítēs)
  • κρούνωμα (kroúnōma)

References

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