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κάμῑν-ος

kaminos

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 17 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. κἀμῖνος · kaminos — Beekes

κἀμῖνος [f.] ‘furnace for smelting, baking, burning, etc.” (Hom. Epigr. 14, Hdt, A.). eVAR Also -ἢ (pap. VIP). *DER Diminutive καμίνιον (Gp., Olymp. Alch.). Other substantives: καμινὼ γρηῦς ‘furnace woman’ (o 27; Chantraine 1933: 116); καμινεύς name of an artisan working at a furnace, e.g. ‘smith’ or ‘potter’ (Ὁ. S.; Bo&hardt 1942: 76); καμινίων ‘id. (Tegea ΠΡῚ καμινίτης ἄρτος (Philistion apud Ath.). … — [Beekes, s.v. κἀμῖνος, p. 678]

2. κάμῖνος · kaminos — Chantraine

κάμῖνος ἐ ἢν (-n pap. vie 8. après) «four, fourneau » notamment pour la fonderie, la céramique, les briques, etc. (Epigr. hom. 14, Æsch., Hdt., etc.). Dimin. xauivov (tardif). Le seul dérivé ancien est καμινώ [γρηῦς] « vieille femme qui se tient près du feu, qui entretient le feu du four» (Od. 18,27), mot familier qui garantit l'ancienneté de χκάμῖνος. Apparaissent plus tard : καμινεύς «ouvrier qui travaille avec un … — [Chantraine, s.v. κάμῖνος, p. 503]

3. κάμινος · kaminos — Frisk

κάμινος f. (vgl. Schwyzer-Debrunner 34A.2; -n Pap. VIP) ‘Ofen zum Schmelzen, Brennen, Braten usw.’ (Hom. Epigr. 14, Hdt., A. usw.). — Mehrere Ableitungen, alle spärlich belegt, meist spät: Deminutivum καμίψιον (Gp., Olymp. Alch.). Sonstige Subst.: καμινὼ γοηῦς "Ofenweib’ (σ 27; Chantraine Formation 116); καμινεύς N. eines Handwerkers, der an einem Ofen arbeitet, etwa ‘Schmied’ od. “Töpfer” (D.S.; Boßhardt Die Nomina … — [Frisk, s.v. κάμινος, p. 804]

4. κάμῑν-ος · kamin-os — LSJ

oven, furnace, kiln, flue, alcove

oven, furnace, or kiln, for smelting, baking, burning earthenware and bricks, Hom. Epigr. 14, Hdt. 1.179, 4.164, A. Fr. 281, Critias 2.13 D., PPetr. 3p.141 (iii B.C.), etc.: pl., of Hephaestus’ forge, Anacreont. 27A2; flue for warming a room, Gal. 6.332, cf. 10.843; alcove, LXX Nu. 25.8: prov. of one who ate hot dishes, κάμινος οὐκ ἄνθρωπος Crobyl. 8; κάμινον ἔχων ἐν τῷ πνεύμονι, of a drunkard, Com.Adesp. 633. (Perh. cogn. with καμάρα, q.v.)

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