φειδώ

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φειδώ (pheidṓ).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fiˈðo/
  • Hyphenation: φει‧δώ

Noun[edit]

φειδώ (feidóf (uncountable)

  1. thriftiness, frugality, parsimony
    με φειδώme feidósparingly, thriftily, frugally, parsimoniously
    χωρίς φειδώchorís feidóunsparingly, extravagantly

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ φειδώΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.