πίθηκος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πῐ́θᾱκος (píthākos) Doric

Etymology

Uncertain. Commonly connected with Latin foedus (ugly), as if from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰid-, *bʰoyd-. Beekes argues for an origin as a substrate loan-word or perhaps Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

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

  1. ape, monkey
  2. trickster
  3. dwarf

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: pithec-

References


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos).

Noun

πίθηκος (píthikos) m (plural πίθηκοι)

  1. ape, monkey
  2. an uncivilised person

Declension

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