καινίτας ἀδελφοὺς καὶ ἀδελφάς

Grammatical information: m.

Meaning: `brother, sister (of the same mother), cousin' (Il.).

Other forms: κασιγνήτη f. also Corc., Cypr., Lesb.; cf. Bowra JournofHellStud. 54, 65), Thess. κατίγνειτος m.

Compounds: Compp.: αὑτο-κασίγνητος (Il.), - ήτη (κ 137), πατρο-κασίγνητος, - ήτη `uncle, aunt' (Hom.), ματρο-κασιγνῆται pl. `sister through the mother (?)' (A. Eu. 962); συγ-κασιγνήτη `(own) sister' (E. IT 800).

Derivatives: Short form (s. below) κάσις, (- ιος) m. f. `id.' (trag., Call., Nic.), σύγ-κασις `(own) sister'(E. Alk. 410 [lyr.]). Also κάσιοι (for - ιες?) οἱ ἐκ τῆς αὑτῆς ἀγέλης ἀδελφοί τε καὶ ἀνεψιοί. καὶ ἐπὶ θηλειῶν οὕτως ἔλεγον Λάκωνες. H.; cf. Leumann Hom. Wörter 307 w. n. 79, where κάσις, κασίγνητος with doubtful right are taken from the poetical language. Unclear are κασεν (Lacon. Knabeninschr.; s. Kretschmer Glotta 3, 270ff., Schwyzer 625 n. 5 [for καθ'ἕν?]) and καινίτα ἀδελφή, καινίτας ἀδελφοὺς καὶ ἀδελφάς H. (Cyprian \< κασιγνητ- [with itacism]?; s. v. Blumenthal Hesychst. 22).

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [373] *ǵnh₁-tos + *km̥t-i- `born with (from the same mother)'

Etymology: Diff. Kuiper Glotta 21, 287: from κατα. So `born (also, together) from the (same) mother'. On κασι- \< *κατι- s. on καί. Ruijgh, Élément ach. 137f; Beekes, Development 219f.

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καινίτα· ἀδελφή, and [full] καινίτας· ἀδελφοὺς καὶ ἀδελφάς, Hsch. (For καἱνίτα, -ίτας, i. e. κασιγνήτα, -ήτας.)