- ἀκιδνός
- ἀκιδνόςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: `weak, small' (Od.).Derivatives: ἀκιδρωπάζω ἀμβλυωπῶ H.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Unexplained. The element -δν- may point to a substr. word. We find ἀκιδρός (Cyr.). Therefore Fur. 388 assumes a substr. word with ν\/ρ, though the interchange is rare (cf. πρόκνις). P. 360 he compares σκιδαρόν ἀραιόν (`thin, slender') H., which cannot be considered certain. One compares also ἀκιρός `weak' (Theoc.); cf. ἀκιρῆ ἀσθενῆ, οὐκ ἐπιτεταμένα H. and ἀκιρῶς εὐλαβῶς, ἀτρέμας H. (ἀκιρός βορρᾶς H. cannot belong here). For δ\/ρ Fur. 388 only gives σίβδα, where it will be conditioned by the preceding β.Page in Frisk: 1,53
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.