θρίψ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Beekes suggests Pre-Greek.;[1] Liddell & Scott[2] link it to τρίβω

Pronunciation

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Noun

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θρῑ́ψ (thrī́psm (genitive θρῑπός); ? declension

  1. woodworm
  2. (figuratively) skinflint, miser

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: trips
  • English: thrips
  • Latin: thrips
  • Russian: трипс (trips)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “θρίψ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 557
  2. ^ θρίψ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers

Further reading

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