κρίμνον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unexplained. The connection with κρῖ (krî, barley) and κριθή (krithḗ, barley) is formally unwarranted and a derivation from κρίνω (krínō, to separate) does not seem preferable.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κρίμνον • (krímnon) n (genitive κρίμνου); second declension

  1. coarse barley meal
  2. coarse loaf
  3. (in the plural) crumbs

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κριμνῆστις (krimnêstis)
  • κριμνίτης (krimnítēs)
  • κριμνώδης (krimnṓdēs)

Further reading

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