καμπύλος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From κάμπτω (kámptō, to bend, curve).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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κᾰμπῠ́λος (kampúlosm (feminine κᾰμπῠ́λη, neuter κᾰμπῠ́λον); first/second declension

  1. bent, curved

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: καμπύλος (kampýlos) (learned)
  • Ottoman Turkish: قنبور (kanbur, kambur)

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καμπύλος (kampúlos). Doublet of καμπούρα (kampoúra).

Adjective

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καμπύλος (kampýlosm (feminine καμπύλη, neuter καμπύλο)

  1. bent; curved

Declension

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References

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  • καμπύλος”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
  • Stavropoulos, D N (2008) G N Stavropoulos, editor, Oxford Greek-English Learner's Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press