ἀμβλύς

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Maybe connected with ἀμαλός (amalós, soft, bland), ἀμβλίσκω (amblískō, to be abortive, to go blind), or ἀμαλδύνω (amaldúnō, to destroy, weaken) (<< Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (soft, weak)), but none of these associations are strong.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ᾰ̓μβλῠ́ς (amblúsm (feminine ᾰ̓μβλεῖᾰ, neuter ᾰ̓μβλῠ́); first/third declension

  1. dull, blunt, not sharp
    Synonym: κωφός (kōphós)

Inflection

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: αμβλύς (amvlýs)

References

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