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1 κυθνόν
Grammatical information: adj.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Because of ἀκυητήριον φάρμακον πρὸς τὸ μη κυεῖν γυναικεῖον H. a correction in \<ἄ\> κυθνον (LSJ) was assumed. But this is not necessary; it is rather a euphemistic ellipsis, cf. κύ-ουρα (s. κυέω), also ὠκυ-τόκιον name of a means for abortion beside ώκυ-τόκος, surn. of the σελήνη, i. e. of Artemis as helpster of birth (Tim. Fr. 28). DELG supports the correction, and refers to ἄκυθος (Call. H. Ap. 52) rather from κεύθω? [unclear to me]. If it is from κυέω, we would expect a long υ.Page in Frisk: 2,43Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > κυθνόν
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