κνίζω: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: [[scratch]], [[pound]], [[chop up]], [[provoke]] (Pi., IA.).<br />Other forms: Aor. [[κνίσαι]],, pass. [[κνισθῆναι]], fut. [[κνίσω]], perf. pass. [[κέκνισμαι]].<br />Dialectal forms: Dor. aor. [[κνίξαι]] (Pi.)<br />Compounds: also with prefix, e. g. <b class="b3">ἀπο-</b>, <b class="b3">κατα-</b>, <b class="b3">ὑπο-</b>,<br />Derivatives: [[κνισμός]], [[κνίσμα]] <b class="b2">scratching, provoke etc.</b> (Ar.), [[ἀπόκνισμα]]piece (Ar.), <b class="b3">ἀπό-</b>, <b class="b3">ἐπί-κνισις</b> [[scratching]] (Thphr.). As backformation <b class="b3">*κνίς</b>, acc. [[κνίδα]] (Opp.), pl. [[κνίδες]] (LXX) [[nettle]], [[κνίζα]] <b class="b2">id.</b> (Gloss.). Comp. with verbal (aoristic) 2. member <b class="b3">φιλό-κνισος</b> [[desirous]] (AP), also [[κνισότερος]] (Ath. 12, 549a).<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [??] <b class="b2">*knid-</b>? ?<br />Etymology: The basis is <b class="b3">κνιδ-</b> or <b class="b3">κνιτ-</b> (Schwyzer 716), and also <b class="b3">κνι(σ</b>)-. In the first case connection is possible (except with longvocalic [[κνίδη]], [[κνῖσα]]) with Baltic and Germanic forms, e. g. Latv. [[knidêt]] [[itch]], [[geminate]], [[creep]], OWNo. [[hnīta]] (pret. [[hneit]]) [[push against]]; note also MIr. [[cned]] [[wound]] (< <b class="b2">*knidā</b>); further with [[-t-]], e. g. Lith. <b class="b2">kni-n-tù</b> (pret. <b class="b2">knit-aũ</b>), <b class="b2">knìs-ti</b> [[scratch]], [[itch]], [[tickle]]. In the the last case one could at best compare Lith. <b class="b2">knis-ù</b> [[grub up]]. Further Baltic forms in Fraenkel Lit. et. Wb. s. <b class="b2">knìsti</b>; cf. also de Vries IF 62, 142f.