χαμεύνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • χαμαιεύνη (khamaieúnē), χαμεύνα (khameúna)

Etymology

From χαμαί (khamaí, near the ground) + εὐνή (eunḗ, bed; abode).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χᾰμεύνη • (khameúnē) f (genitive χᾰμεύνης); first declension

  1. bed on the ground, pallet-bed
  2. (in general) bedstead, bedframe
    Synonym: δέμνιον (démnion)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • χαμευνάς (khameunás)
  • χαμευνέω (khameunéō)
  • χαμεύνης (khameúnēs)
  • χαμευνία (khameunía)
  • χαμεύνιον (khameúnion)
  • χαμευνίς (khameunís)
  • χάμευνος (khámeunos)

Further reading

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