γλύπτης

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From γλῠ́φω (glúphō, I carve) +‎ -της (-tēs, suffix forming masculine agent nouns). The stem of γλῠ́φω (glúphō) also occurs without aspiration, as γλῠπ- (glup-), in the verb’s third-person singular mediopassive indicative perfect – γέγλῠπται, ἔγλῠπται (gégluptai, égluptai) – and pluperfect – ἐγέγλῠπτο, ἔγλῠπτο (egéglupto, églupto) – forms.

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Noun[edit]

γλῠ́πτης (glúptēsm (genitive γλῠ́πτου); first declension

  1. a carver, a sculptor

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Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: γλύπτης (glýptis)
  • Latin: typoglypta

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Ancient Greek γλύπτης (glúptēs)

Noun[edit]

γλύπτης (glýptism (plural γλύπτες, feminine γλύπτρια)

  1. (art) sculptor
    Synonym: (of statues) αγαλματοποιός (agalmatopoiós)

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