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ἄχνη

Pronunciation: /á.kʰnɛː/

“ἄχνη” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 13 meanings in English:

noun

  1. foam, froth of the sea or of the river
  2. froth of wine
  3. exudation
  4. dew
  5. stone in the urine
  6. chaff
  7. embers that form the smoke
  8. metal dust, filing
  9. fluff on plants and fruits
  10. finespun fabrics
  11. flakes, shreds used for lint
  12. morsel, the least bit
  13. flax-leaved daphne (Daphne gnidium)

Etymology

This word has been connected with Latin agna (“ear of grain”) and English awn. According to Beekes, the word must be connected with ἄχυρον (ákhuron, “chaff”), pointing thus to a Pre-Greek origin. From ἄ (the) χνη from χνόος

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