λεπτός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From λέπω (lépō, I peel) +‎ -τός (-tós).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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λεπτός (leptósm (feminine λεπτή, neuter λεπτόν); first/second declension

  1. (rare, literally) peeled, husked (of grain)
  2. fine-grained (ashes, soil, etc.)
  3. thin, lean (people or animals)
  4. straight, narrow (spaces)
  5. small, weak, impotent
  6. light, slight (breezes)
  7. thin (liquids)
  8. (figuratively) refined, delicate, subtle

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: λεπτός (leptós)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λέπω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 848-50

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, small).

Adjective

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λεπτός (leptósm (feminine λεπτή, neuter λεπτό)

  1. thin, skinny, slim
    Synonym: άπαχος (ápachos)
  2. flimsy
  3. delicate, refined

Declension

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Derived terms

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