στρεβλός

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *strebʰ-, the same root of στρέφω (stréphō, to twist). However, due to the connection with words like στρόβιλος (stróbilos, fir-cone), στρόμβος (strómbos, spinning top), Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Adjective[edit]

στρεβλός (streblósm (feminine στρεβλή, neuter στρεβλόν); first/second declension

  1. twisted, crooked, awry
  2. knit, wrinkled (of the brows)
  3. crooked, cunning
  4. perverse, froward

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Descendants[edit]

  • Translingual: Streblus

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