κεσ-

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `sting' (Pi.).

Other forms: aor. κένσαι (Ψ 337), κεντῆσαι (Hp., κέντᾱσα Theoc. 19, 1), pass. κεντηθῆναι (Arist.) with κεντηθήσομαι (Hdt.), κεντήσω (S.), κεκέντημαι (Hp.),

Compounds: also with prefix, e. g. κατα-, παρα-, ἀπο-, δια-,

Derivatives: 1. κένσαι for *κέντ-σαι (Schwyzer 287) points to κεντ- (present or aorist?; s. below) of which the dental before dental gave κεσ-. Thus κεσ-τός (\< *κεντ-τός) `stitched' (ep.; Ammann Μνήμης χάριν 1, 17); κέσ-τρον `pointed iron ' (Plin.) with κεστρωτός and κέστρωσις (H.; *κεστρόω), κέσ-τρος `kind of arrow etc.' (Plb., D. H., H.) with dimin. κεστρίον (Attica) and κέστρειον `stock of arrows (?)' (Delos III^a); κέσ-τρα f. `sharp hammer, arrow' (S., Ph. Bel., Hero), also a fishname = σφύραινα (Ar.; after te form of the body, Strömberg Fischnamen 35); here κεστρεύς `mullet' (IA.; Bosshardt Die Nom. auf - ευς 51) and κεστρῖνος, - ινίσκος `id.' (Com.). - 2. Through reshaping after κεντ-έω (not with ρο-suffix as Fraenkel KZ 42, 118 n. 1) rose κέντρον `sting', as geometrical term. techn. `resting bone of a compass, center of a cirkel' (Il.), with many compounds and derivv., e. g. κεντρ-ηνεκής `driven by the sting' (Il.; cf. with diff. function δουρ-, ποδ-ηνεκής); subst. κέντρων s. v.; adj. like κεντρικός, κεντρώδης, κεντρήεις; fish- and plant names as κεντρίνης, κεντρίσκος, κεντρίτης (Strömberg Fischnamen 47, Redard Les noms grecs en - της 83, 111); denomin. verbs κεντρόω `with a sting, sting' (IA), κεντρίζω `sting' (X.); from κέντρον as backformation κέντωρ m. `goader, driver' (Il., AP; Fraenkel Glotta 2, 32). - 3. From κεντέω ( κεντῆ-σαι, - σω): κέντημα `the sting, the mosaic' (Arist., inscr. Smyrna [Rom. Emp.]), κεντητής `mosaic-worker' ( Edict. Diocl.), κεντητήριον `picker' (Luc.), κεντητικός `stingy' (Thphr.), κεντητός `stitched, with mosaic' (Epikt., pap.). - 4. With old ablaut κοντός m. "the stinger", `pole, crutch, staf to drive on cattle' (ι 487; LW [loanword] Lat. contus with percontor) with κοντά-κιον, - άριον, - ίλος, - ωτός a. o.; here κοντός `short' (Adam.) from κοντο-μάχος, - βόλος, - βολέω, where κοντός was taken as `short'; thus in κοντο-πορεία (Plb.), s. Hatzidakis Festschrift Kretschmer 35ff.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [567] *ḱent- `sting'

Etymology: To the sigmatic aorist κένσαι \< *κέντ-σαι was after unknown example a present κεντ-έω created (cf. Schwyzer 706), to which came κεντῆ-σαι, κεντή-σω etc. - Other languages have only isolated nominal formations: OHG hantag `pointed', deriv. from PGm. * handa- (formally = κοντός), Latv. sīts `hunting spear' (= Lith. *šiñtas \< IE. *ḱentos- n.?), and some Celtic words, e. g. Bret. kentr `spur', Welsh cethr `nail', but these are all prob. loans from Lat. centrum. - See W.-Hofmann 2, 423, Pok. 567.

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Grammatical information: n.

Meaning: `tow' (Herod. 9a), κέσκι\<ον\> στυπεῖον, τὸ ἀποκτένισμα τοῦ λινοῦ H.

Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]

Etymology: Popular reduplicated formation (cf. Schwyzer 423) \< *κέσ-κεσ-ο-ν to a verb for `comb, hackel, scratch' in OCS češǫ (yot-present), česati, perh also in Hitt. kišāi-, IE. * kes-, with the verbal nouns Czech. pa-čes `tow', Lith. kasà `plait, braid' (IE. * kos-ā), MIr. cīr f. (* kēs-rā), perh. also Hitt. kišri- name of something of wool; other forms Pok. 585, Vasmer Russ. et. Wb. s. česátь, W.-Hofmann s. carrō. - A lengthening is ξέω; s. also ξαίνω, ξύω. --A reduplicated *κεσ-κεσ- is an improbable IE structure; I think that - εον derives from Pre-Greek -ay-on (Beekes, Pre-Greek Suffixes sub - αι-\/ ε(ι)-) ωηιχη γανε -ε(ι)ον. So the word is Pre-Greek.

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Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `split, pound, rub to pieces' (Il.).

Other forms: Aor. κεάσ(σ)αι, pass. κεασθῆναι, perf. ptc. pass. κεκεασμένος

Compounds: also with ἀμφι-, δια-,

Derivatives: εὑκέα-τος `easy to split' (ε 60, Theoc. 25, 248), κέαρνα σίδηρα τεκτονικά [`carpenter's axe'] (after σκέπαρνον); uncertain Κεάδαο gen. (Β 847).

Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [586] * kes(h₂?)- `cut'

Etymology: The disyll. aorist κεά-σ(σ)αι (with facultative analogical - σσ-) as in ἐλά-σ(σ)αι, πετά-σ(σ)αι etc.; the other forms are new, κεάζω. Another presentformation perhaps in κείων (ξ 425, verse end), if with Schulze Q. 434 for κεῶν from *κεάων (after Persson Studien 134 a. o. however from *κεϜι̯ω to NHG hauen etc.; not preferable). After Palmer Interpretation 186-8 also Myc. ke-ke-me-na ( ko-to-na) here as `divided' (?; cf. also on κεῖμαι); but see Ruijgh Études $ 327f. - With κεα-, if \< *κεσα-, agrees Skt. fut. śasi-ṣyati `he will cut'; this form however is doubtful, as Skt. śas-(a)ti `cut' has normally monosyll. śas-. From Gr. κεσ- with certain and Skt. śas- with possible IE. e (*ḱes-) differs Lat. castrō, - āre `cut' through the unexplained a (reduced vowel?). On other, quite hypothetical nominal formations (best Russ. etc. kosá f. `sickle'; with k- for s- through dissimilation?) s. Pok. 586, W.-Hofmann s. castrō, Vasmer Russ. et. Wb. s. kosá.

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Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `shave, carve, smooth, polish'.

Other forms: Aor. ξέσ(σ)αι (Il.), pass. ξεσθῆναι, perf. midd. ἔξεσμαι (IA.), fut. ξέσω (Paul. Aeg.), perf. act. ἔξεκα (Choerob.), Vbaladj. ξεστός (Il.; Ammann Μνήμης χάριν 1, 16).

Compounds: Also with prefix, e.g. ἀπο-, κατα-, παρα-, περι-.

Derivatives: 1. ξέσις ( ἀπό-) f. `smoothing, carving' (Thphr., Delph. IV<sup>a</sup>); 2. ξέσματα pl. `carving, chips, carved objects' (M. Ant., AP); 3. ξεσμοῖς dat. pl. H. as explanation of σπαράγμασι. 4. ξόανον n. `(carved) image og (a) god' (S., E., X.), name of a (carved?) musical instrument (S. Fr. 238); ξοάνων προθύρων ἐξεσμένων H.; formation like ὄχανον (: ἔχω), πλόκανον (: πλέκω) a.o. (Chantraine 198; not with Bq, WP. 1, 450 a.o. from ξύω; nor with Latte Glotta 32, 35 f. subst. adj.); dimin. ξοάνιον (Anaphe II<sup>a</sup>). 5. ξοΐς, - ίδος f. `chisel' (hell. inscr.) with ξοΐδιον (pap. III^p) and ξοΐτης m. name of a profession (Isauria; Redard 36); prob. directly from ξέω after κοπίς, δορίς a.o. (cf. Chantraine 338); ξοός ξυσμός, ὁλκός H. 6. Of the prefixed forms: διαξόος m. `sculptor' (Delph. 341<sup>a</sup>), ἀμφί-ξοος (- ους) `smoothing round about' (AP); ἐπι-, κατα-, παρα-ξοή, -ά `carving, smoothing etc.' (inscr.). -- On itself stand with lengthened grade ξώστρα ψηκτρίς, ψήκτρια H. (acc. to WP. 1, 450 a.o. rather to ξύω).

Origin: ??

Etymology: With ξύω (and ξαίνω?) cognate (s. vv.); without close agreement outside Greek. The stem ξεσ-, reconstructed from ξεσ-τός, ξέσ-(σ)αι a.o., which is at the basis of all forms cited above, is after traditional interpretation to be analysed as ξ-εσ-(= ks-es-) and to be interpreted as zero grade with εσ-enlargement (cf. on τρέω) of the IE root * kes- in OCS čes-ati `comb' a.o. (s. κέσ-κεον) `scratch, comb' (e.g. Brugmann Grundr.² II: 3, 343 with Persson Stud. 88); connection with κεάζω a. cogn. (s. v.) can as well be considered. -- Diff. suggestion in Schwyzer 269 and 329: ξέω metathesized from * kes-ō (= OCS čes-)? Mann Lang. 28,40 compares Alb. shesh `raze, level', supposedly from *ksesi̯ō. Zie by keskeon!!! Waarom dan niet kses-keon??

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