σῦριγξ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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The suffix -ιγγ- implies a Pre-Greek origin because of non-native pronunciation.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σῦρῐγξ (sûrinxf (genitive σῡ́ρῐγγος); third declension

  1. pan pipes
  2. catcall, whistle, hiss
  3. mouthpiece of an αὐλός (aulós, pipe, flute)
  4. quill of the cassia
  5. anything pipe-shaped
    1. spear-case
    2. hole in the nave of a wheel
    3. aperture of a hinge
    4. (medicine, in the plural) bronchial passages
    5. fistulous sore, abscess
    6. groove or barrel of a catapult
    7. subterranean passage, mine
    8. covered gallery, cloister
    9. channel
    10. loop

Declension

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Synonyms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σῦρῐγξ, -ιγγος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1423-4

Further reading

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