καίρωσις

καίρωσις

act of fastening: fem nom sg

καίρωσις, ἡ, die Handlung des καιρόω

καίρ-ωσις, εως, ἡ,

A act of fastening them, Poll.7.33, Hsch.:

καίρωσις

act of fastening: fem acc sg

καιρόω, [full] καίρωμα, [full] καίρωσις, [full] καιρωστίς or [suff] καιρο-τρίς,

A v. καῖρος.

Grammatical information: m.

Meaning: `row of thrumbs (on the loom), to which the threads of the warp are attached' (Ael. Dion. Fr. 440, Phot. 304, EM); exact construction unknown.

Derivatives: - καίρωσις (Poll. 7, 33, H.), after H. = τοῦ στήμονος οἱ σύνδεσμοι, collective abstract from *καιρόω `provide with καῖροι'; καίρωμα = καῖρος (Ael. Dion. l. c.) Chantraine Formation 187), also `texture' (Call. Fr. 295); καιρωτίδες (- ωστ(ρ)ίδες) `weaver' (Call. Fr. 356, H., Suid.).

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: - Note καιροσέων adjunct of ὀθονέων (η 107) for καιρουσσέων (on the explanation Wackernagel Unt. 84f. against Kretschmer, who Glotta 13, 249 sticks to his interpretation), gen. pl. of καιρόεσσα, m. καιρόεις prop. `provided with καῖροι'; exact meaning uncartain. - On καιρία, mostly κειρία (- η-, - ι-) s. v. Technical expression of unclear meaning, so etymologically difficult. Acc. to H. Petersson (s. Pok. 577f.) to Arm. sari-k'', pl. gen. sareac̣ `sling, rope', sard, instr. sardi-w `spider'. Albanian combination (to thur `twine, weave etc.' [?]) in Cimochowski Ling. Posn. 5, 194.

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