κόνυζα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κνύζα (knúza), σκόνυζα (skónuza)

Etymology

The formation is like other plant names, such as μάνυζα (mánuza), μώλυζα (mṓluza) and ὄρυζα (óruza). The assumption that it was formed from κονίς (konís, nit) is unwarranted. According to Beekes, the variations point to a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κόνῡζᾰ • (kónūza) f (genitive κονῡ́ζης); first declension

  1. fleabane (the name of various plants of the genus Inula)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κονῡζήεις (konūzḗeis)
  • κονῡζίτης (konūzítēs)

Descendants

  • Latin: conȳza

References

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