στυγνός

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by Mahagaja (talk | contribs) as of 16:16, 19 July 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From στυγέω (stugéō) +‎ -νός (-nós), of uncertain origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (to hit, push) (compare Sanskrit तुदति (tudati, to push, drive)).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

στυγνός (stugnósm (feminine στυγνή, neuter στυγνόν); first/second declension

  1. hated, abhorred (of persons and things)
  2. hateful or hostile to one
  3. gloomy, sullen

Inflection

Derived terms

References