- λέπαδνον
- λέπαδνονGrammatical information: n.Meaning: `broad leather strap fastening the yoke to the neck and the girth' (Il., A., Ar., AP, pap.);Other forms: mostly pl. -να also λέπαμνα (Apollon. Lex. ; δν \> μν, Schwyzer 208)Derivatives: λεπαδν-ιστήρ m. `end of the λ.' (Poll.; like βραχιον-ιστήρ, κορυφ-ιστήρ a. o.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Formation like ὀπιδ-νός, παιδ-νός, γοε-δνός, μακεδν-ός a. o. (Schwyzer 489, Chantraine Form. 194); further unexplained. Morphologically prob. λέπαδ-νο-ν; so from λεπάς, -άδος `limpet', as the λέπαδνα like snakes cling to the neck (cf. Ar. V. 105 [from Φιλοκλέων]: ὥσπερ λεπὰς προσεχόμενος τῳ̃ κίονι)??, but a metaphor from the marine fauna to the hippological area would be quite rare. - No doubt a Pre-Greek word.Page in Frisk: 2,104-105
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.