ὕψος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ῠ̔́ψῐ (húpsi, aloft), probably related to ὑπέρ (hupér, above).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ῠ̔́ψος (húpsosn (genitive ῠ̔́ψεος or ῠ̔́ψους); third declension

  1. height
  2. the top, summit
  3. high position: grandeur
  4. pride

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: hyps-, hypsi-, hypso-
  • Greek: ύψος (ýpsos)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὕψι ( > DER > 3. ὕψος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1541

Further reading

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