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θρίψ

θρίψ

Ancient Greek

Noun

θρῑ́ψ (thrī́ps) m (genitive θρῑπός)

  1. woodworm
  2. (figuratively) skinflint, miser

Declension

References

  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, page 557