- ὀφνίς
- ὀφνίςGrammatical information: ?Meaning: ὕννις, ἄροτρον H.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [1179] *u̯ogʷhnis `coulter, ploughshare'Etymology: Can be identified with OPr. wagnis `coulter': IE *u̯ogʷhni-s; beside it with unclear basis Lat. vōmis (-er), -eris m. `ploughshare' a.o., s. W.-Hofmann s.v. with nore forms a. rich lit.; cf. Specht KZ 66, 43. Here prob. also ὄφατα δεσμοὶ ἀρότρων. Άκαρνᾶνες H. (Schwyzer 495 w. n. 6, Bechtel Dial. 2, 76 w. lit.). -- Cf. ὕνις.Page in Frisk: 2,453-454
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.