στριφνός

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reminiscent of στιφρός (stiphrós), στέριφος (stériphos), στρυφνός (struphnós), perhaps a contamination. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter(h₁)- (to be stiff; be rigid; exert) and related to Proto-Germanic *stribāną (to strive).

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στρῐφνός (striphnósm (feminine στρῐφνή, neuter στρῐφνόν); first/second declension

  1. firm, hard, solid, rigid
    Synonym: στερεός (stereós)

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