λικναφοροσ
Lemma: λικναφόρος
adjective
adjective
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Added Oct 09, 2026
Definition
“Liknon-bearing”; carrying a **λικνόν** (winnowing-fan or cradle), especially as an epithet in Dionysiac/ritual contexts for one who bears the sacred basket or cradle.
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"λικναφοροσ"
Lemma: λικναφόρος
Case: nominative (or vocative)
Number: singular
Gender: masculine (could also be feminine if used for a woman, since 2nd-declension -ος can be common gender in agent-words)
Declension: 1st/2nd declension adjective (two-termination pattern: -ος (m/f), -ον (n))
Degree: positive
Formation: compound: λίκνον + -φόρος (‘carrying a winnowing-fan/basket’)