καθρέφτης

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek καθρέφτης (kathréphtēs), from earlier καθρέπτης (kathréptēs), from unattested *κάθρεπτον (*káthrepton) < *κάθροπτον (*káthropton), from Koine Greek κάθοπτρον (káthoptron), from Ancient Greek κάτοπτρον (kátoptron).[1] Compare the borrowing κάτοπτρο (kátoptro).

Noun

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καθρέφτης (kathréftism (plural καθρέφτες)

  1. mirror
  2. (dated) looking glass

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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

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