σκεπτικός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, to consider) +‎ -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

σκεπτῐκός (skeptikósm (feminine σκεπτῐκή, neuter σκεπτῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. thoughtful, inquiring
  2. (philosophy, in the plural, substantive) a sceptic, a member of the school of thought founded by Pyrrho of Elis

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: σκεπτικός (skeptikós)
  • Latin: *scepticus, only attested in the plural scepticī
  • Arabic: شبطيقي (shabṭīqī)

Further reading


Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikós).

Adjective

σκεπτικός (skeptikósm (feminine σκεπτική, neuter σκεπτικό)

  1. contemplative, meditative, thoughtful

Declension

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