Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cnemid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cne-mid
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A greave: a bronze shin protector worn in combat by Ancient Greek warriors.

Example Sentences

"But at times it had been thought that they could have been variations on the cnemid, the bronze shin-protector worn by Greek warriors in combat."
"The fresco battle painting from Pylos, Greece, shows warriors wearing cnemids for protection."
"This helmet and the pair of greaves (shin guard), or cnemids, complementing it belong to the key elements of a panoply, the set of offensive and defensive arms that a Greek warrior would have used in combat."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κνημῖδος (knēmîdos), genitive of κνημῑ́ς (knēmī́s, “shin, calve”). See also cnemis.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κνημῖδος

Inflected Forms

cnemids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cnemis

Questions

What does cnemid mean?: A greave: a bronze shin protector worn in combat by Ancient Greek warriors.
Where does cnemid come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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