πάχνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From earlier *πάκσνά (páksná), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-, like πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, I fasten).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πάχνη • (pákhnē) f (genitive πάχνης); first declension

  1. hoarfrost, rime
    Synonym: στίβη (stíbē)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • παχνήεις (pakhnḗeis)
  • παχνόω (pakhnóō)
  • παχνώδης (pakhnṓdēs)

Descendants

  • Greek: πάχνη (páchni)

References

Greek

Etymology

Ancient Greek πάχνη (pákhnē)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.xni/

Noun

πάχνη • (páchni) f (uncountable)

  1. rime, hoarfrost

Declension

Synonyms

Further reading

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