κύπτω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Related to, and perhaps derived from, κυφός (kuphós, bent forward, hunchbacked), which Beekes suspects is of Pre-Greek origin; see there for more.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κύπτω (kúptō)

  1. to bend forward, stoop down
  2. to hang one's head from shame
  3. to bow down under a burden

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κύπτω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 805-6

Further reading

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