καμπύλος

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From κάμπτω (kámptō, to bend, curve).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Adjective[edit]

κᾰμπῠ́λος (kampúlosm (feminine κᾰμπῠ́λη, neuter κᾰμπῠ́λον); first/second declension

  1. bent, curved

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Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: καμπύλος (kampýlos) (learned)
  • Ottoman Turkish: قنبور (kanbur, kambur)

Further reading[edit]

Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καμπύλος (kampúlos). Doublet of καμπούρα (kampoúra).

Adjective[edit]

καμπύλος (kampýlosm (feminine καμπύλη, neuter καμπύλο)

  1. bent; curved

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • καμπύλοςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  • Stavropoulos, D N (2008) G N Stavropoulos, editor, Oxford Greek-English Learner's Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press