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πίθηκος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πῐ́θᾱκος (pĭ́thākos) Doric
  • πῐ́θηξ (pĭ́thēx)

Etymology

Uncertain. Commonly connected with Latin foedus (ugly). Beekes argues for an origin as a substrate loan-word or perhaps Pre-Greek. The same suffix can be found in ἱέραξ (hiérax, falcon) and μύρμηξ (múrmēx, ant).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῐ́θηκος (pĭ́thēkos) m (genitive πῐθήκου); second declension

  1. ape, monkey
  2. trickster, jackanapes
  3. dwarf

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: πίθηκος (píthikos)
  • English: pitheco-
  • Latin: pithēcus
  • Russian: пите́к (piték), -пите́к (-piték)
  • Translingual: Pithecus, -pithecus
  • Sicilian: pitecu, pitichinu

References

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos).

Noun

πίθηκος (píthikos) m (plural πίθηκοι)

  1. ape, monkey
  2. an uncivilised person

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Second forms are formal. 

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