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1 κέρκιστρα
κέρκ-ιστρα, τά,A cost of weaving, POxy.736.77 (i B.C./i A.D.).Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > κέρκιστρα
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2 κερκίς
Grammatical information: f.Meaning: `weaver's shuttle' (Il.); metaph. of comparable objects, e. g. `great bone of the leg, tibia' (A. R., Heroph. Med.), `wedge-shaped division of the seats in the theater' (hell.); as tree-name a. o. `asp, Populus tremula' (Arist., Thphr.). The meaning are discussed by R. Martin, REGr. 80 (1967) 319f.Compounds: As 1. member in κερκιδοποιική ( τέχνη) `the art of a κερκιδοποιός' (Arist.); as 2. member in παρα-κερκίς f. `splint-bone' (Poll.).Derivatives: Diminutives κερκίδιον (pap.); κερκιδιαῖον `wedge-shaped spool' (Attica); κερκίζω `use the weaver's shuttle' (Pl., Arist.) with κέρκισις `weaving' (Arist.), κερκιστική ( τέχνη) `art of weaving' (Pl.), κέρκιστρα n. pl. `weaver's wages' (pap.). Further also κερκάδαι pl. `the weavers', name of a society of weavers (Argos); cf. Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 176.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Unknown. Diminutive of κέρκος (s. v.), in the original sense of *`stave, rod' (cf. Vendryes REGr. 25, 461). Not with Prellwitz to the group of κρέξ (after the humming of the weaver's shuttle). Techmical word that seems rather Pre-Greek.Page in Frisk: 1,830Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > κερκίς
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