καπνός

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Hellenic *kapnós, from Proto-Indo-European *kwep- (to smoke, boil, move violently); see also Lithuanian kūpėti (to boil over), Old Church Slavonic кꙑпѣти (kypěti, to boil), Sanskrit कुप्यति (kupyati, become agitated, bubbles up), Latin cupiō.[1]

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Noun[edit]

καπνός (kapnósm (genitive καπνοῦ); second declension

  1. smoke

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Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: καπνός (kapnós)
  • Mariupol Greek: капнос (kapnos)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ancient Greek καπνός (kapnós, smoke).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaˈpnos/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧πνός

Noun[edit]

καπνός (kapnósm (plural καπνοί)

  1. smoke
    δεν υπάρχει καπνός χωρίς φωτιάden ypárchei kapnós chorís fotiáthere is no smoke without fire
  2. tobacco (plant and its products)

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