COMPOUND: ἰγνύη, -ης
CATEGORIZATION: N [P+N+Suf]
MEANING: ‘the part behind the thigh and knee’
ETYMOLOGY: ἰ- (=ἐν) ‘in’ + noun root γνυ- (γόνυ) ‘knee’ + f. noun suf. -η
OCCURRENCE: Il. XIII, 212
CASE/GENDER/NUMBER: acc. f. sg.
HEADEDNESS: exocentric
CLASSIFICATION: subordinate (P-argument) – tatpuruṣa (P-governing)
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