δύσοσμος

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δύσοσμος (dúsosmos).[1] By surface analysis, δύσ- (dýs-) +‎ οσμή (osmí) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈði.so.zmos/
  • Hyphenation: δύ‧σο‧σμος

Adjective

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δύσοσμος (dýsosmosm (feminine δύσοσμη, neuter δύσοσμο)

  1. smelly, fetid, foul-smelling, malodorous, whiffy (having an unpleasant odour)
    Synonym: βρομερός (vromerós)
    Antonym: εύοσμος (évosmos)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ δύσοσμος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language