θρίψ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Beekes suggests Pre-Greek .[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θρῑ́ψ • (thrī́ps) m (genitive θρῑπός); ? declension

  1. woodworm
  2. (figuratively) skinflint, miser

Declension

Descendants

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

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, →ISBN, page 557

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