κύρβεις

grc-proper noun

κῠ́ρβεις • (kŭ́rbeis) f (genitive κῠ́ρβεων); third declension

κῠ́ρβεις (canonical)
kŭ́rbeis (romanization)
κῠ́ρβεων (genitive)
αἱ κῠ́ρβεις (nominative plural)
τῶν κῠ́ρβεων (genitive plural)
ταῖς κῠ́ρβεσῐ (dative plural)
κῠ́ρβεσῐν (dative plural)
taîs kŭ́rbesĭ (dative plural)
taîs kŭ́rbesĭn (dative plural)
τᾱ̀ς κῠ́ρβεις (accusative plural)
κῠ́ρβεις (plural vocative)

As a technical expression, suspected of being a loan, perhaps from Pre-Greek. According to Beekes, the older connection with καρπός (karpós, “wrist”) is unacceptable. Fick and Kretschmer also adduced Κύρβαντες (Kúrbantes), which would have been named after their whirling dances.


σιδηρίσκος

grc-noun

σῐδηρῐ́σκος • (sĭdērĭ́skos) m (genitive σῐδηρῐ́σκου); second declension

σῐδηρῐ́σκος (canonical)
sĭdērĭ́skos (romanization)
σῐδηρῐ́σκου (genitive)
ὁ σῐδηρῐ́σκος (nominative singular)
σῐδηρῐ́σκω (dual nominative)
οἱ σῐδηρῐ́σκοι (nominative plural)
τοῦ σῐδηρῐ́σκου (genitive singular)
σῐδηρῐ́σκοιν (dual genitive)
σῐδηρῐ́σκων (genitive plural)
τῷ σῐδηρῐ́σκῳ (dative singular)
σῐδηρῐ́σκοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς σῐδηρῐ́σκοις (dative plural)
τὸν σῐδηρῐ́σκον (accusative singular)
σῐδηρῐ́σκω (accusative dual)
τοὺς σῐδηρῐ́σκους (accusative plural)
σῐδηρῐ́σκε (singular vocative)
σῐδηρῐ́σκω (dual vocative)
σῐδηρῐ́σκοι (plural vocative)

From σῐ́δηρος (sĭ́dēros, “iron”) + -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos, diminutive suffix).

af

sort of medical instrument, perhaps a spatula


λαβίς

grc-noun

λᾰβῐ́ς • (lăbĭ́s) f (genitive λᾰβῐ́δος); third declension

λᾰβῐ́ς (canonical)
lăbĭ́s (romanization)
λᾰβῐ́δος (genitive)
ἡ λᾰβῐ́ς (nominative singular)
λᾰβῐ́δε (dual nominative)
αἱ λᾰβῐ́δες (nominative plural)
τῆς λᾰβῐ́δος (genitive singular)
λᾰβῐ́δοιν (dual genitive)
λᾰβῐ́δων (genitive plural)
τῇ λᾰβῐ́δῐ (dative singular)
λᾰβῐ́δοιν (dative dual)
ταῖς λᾰβῐ́σῐ (dative plural)
λᾰβῐ́σῐν (dative plural)
taîs lăbĭ́sĭ (dative plural)
taîs lăbĭ́sĭn (dative plural)
τὴν λᾰβῐ́δᾰ (accusative singular)
λᾰβῐ́δε (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς λᾰβῐ́δᾰς (accusative plural)
λᾰβῐ́ς (singular vocative)
λᾰβῐ́δε (dual vocative)
λᾰβῐ́δες (plural vocative)

Greek: λαβίδα (lavída)

From λᾰβή (lăbḗ, “handle”) + -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s).


σαρκολαβίς

σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́δος

σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́ς • (sărkolăbĭ́s) f (genitive σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́δος); third declension

σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́ς (canonical)
sărkolăbĭ́s (romanization)
σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́δος (genitive)
ἡ σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́ς (nominative singular)
σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́δε (dual nominative)
αἱ σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́δες (nominative plural)
τῆς σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́δος (genitive singular)
σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́δοιν (dual genitive)
σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́δων (genitive plural)
τῇ σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́δῐ (dative singular)
σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́δοιν (dative dual)
ταῖς σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́σῐ (dative plural)
σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́σῐν (dative plural)
taîs sărkolăbĭ́sĭ (dative plural)
taîs sărkolăbĭ́sĭn (dative plural)
τὴν σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́δᾰ (accusative singular)
σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́δε (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́δᾰς (accusative plural)
σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́ς (singular vocative)
σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́δε (dual vocative)
σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́δες (plural vocative)

grc-decl

σᾰρκολᾰβῐ́δος

From σᾰ́ρξ (sắrx, “flesh”) + λᾰβῐ́ς (lăbĭ́s, “forceps”).


πριστήρ

grc-noun

πρῐστήρ • (prĭstḗr) m (genitive πρῐστῆρος); third declension

πρῐστήρ (canonical)
prĭstḗr (romanization)
πρῐστῆρος (genitive)
ὁ πρῐστήρ (nominative singular)
πρῐστῆρε (dual nominative)
οἱ πρῐστῆρες (nominative plural)
τοῦ πρῐστῆρος (genitive singular)
πρῐστήροιν (dual genitive)
πρῐστήρων (genitive plural)
τῷ πρῐστῆρῐ (dative singular)
πρῐστήροιν (dative dual)
τοῖς πρῐστῆρσῐ (dative plural)
πρῐστῆρσῐν (dative plural)
toîs prĭstêrsĭ (dative plural)
toîs prĭstêrsĭn (dative plural)
τὸν πρῐστῆρᾰ (accusative singular)
πρῐστῆρε (accusative dual)
τοὺς πρῐστῆρᾰς (accusative plural)
πρῐστήρ (singular vocative)
πρῐστῆρε (dual vocative)
πρῐστῆρες (plural vocative)

From πρῐ́ω (prĭ́ō, “to saw”) + -τήρ (-tḗr).


σιδηροτρύπανον

σῐδηροτρῡ́πανον

σῐδηροτρῡπάνου

σῐδηροτρῡ́πανον • (sĭdērotrū́panon) n (genitive σῐδηροτρῡπάνου); second declension

σῐδηροτρῡ́πανον (canonical)
sĭdērotrū́panon (romanization)
σῐδηροτρῡπάνου (genitive)
τὸ σῐδηροτρῡ́πανον (nominative singular)
σῐδηροτρῡπάνω (dual nominative)
τᾰ̀ σῐδηροτρῡ́πανᾰ (nominative plural)
τοῦ σῐδηροτρῡπάνου (genitive singular)
σῐδηροτρῡπάνοιν (dual genitive)
σῐδηροτρῡπάνων (genitive plural)
τῷ σῐδηροτρῡπάνῳ (dative singular)
σῐδηροτρῡπάνοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς σῐδηροτρῡπάνοις (dative plural)
τὸ σῐδηροτρῡ́πανον (accusative singular)
σῐδηροτρῡπάνω (accusative dual)
τᾰ̀ σῐδηροτρῡ́πανᾰ (accusative plural)
σῐδηροτρῡ́πανον (singular vocative)
σῐδηροτρῡπάνω (dual vocative)
σῐδηροτρῡ́πανᾰ (plural vocative)

grc-decl

σῐδηροτρῡ́πανον

From σῐ́δηρος (sĭ́dēros, “iron”) + τρῡ́πανον (trū́panon, “borer”).


δρεπάνιον

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δρεπάνιον • (drepánion) n

desctree

> Greek: δρεπάνι (drepáni) (inherited)
Ottoman Turkish: طرپان (tırpan), ترپان (tırpan), درپان (dırpan), طيرپان (tırpan)
Turkish: tırpan
→ Armenian: թըրփան (tʻərpʻan)
→ Laz: თირფანი (tirpani)

> Pontic Greek: δρεπάνιν (drepánin), δερπάν’ (derpán’), δροπάνι (dropáni), δροπάν’ (dropán’), δερπάντιν (derpántin), δρεπάντι (drepánti), δερπάντι (derpánti), δερπάντ’ (derpánt’) (inherited)
→ Laz: დრეპანი (drep̌ani), დეპრანი (dep̌rani), დრაპანი (drap̌ani), დარპანი (darp̌ani)

From δρέπανον (drépanon) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix). See δρεπάνη (drepánē) for more.


ξυράφιον

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> Greek: ξυράφι (xyráfi), ξουράφι n (xouráfi) — colloquial (inherited)
→ Aromanian: xurafi, surafi (from ξουράφι (xouráfi))

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> Cappadocian Greek: ξυράφι (xyráfi), ξουράφι (xouráfi) (inherited)

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> Pontic Greek: ξυράφιν (xyráfin), ξυράφ’ (xyráf’), ξυρά̤φ’ (xyrä́f’), ξι̮ουράφιν (xi̮ouráfin), ξι̮ουράφι (xi̮ouráfi), ξουράφιν (xouráfin), ξουράφι (xouráfi), ξουράφ’ (xouráf’), αξουράφ’ (axouráf’) (inherited)
→ Laz: სკურაჶი (sǩurafi), სკურაფი (sǩurapi), სირაჶი (sirafi), სქიაჶი (skiafi), სკიაფი (sǩiapi)

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> Tsakonian: ξουράφι (xouráfi) (inherited)


σῆστρον

grc-noun

σῆστρον • (sêstron) n (genitive σήστρου); second declension

sêstron (romanization)
σήστρου (genitive)
τὸ σῆστρον (nominative singular)
σήστρω (dual nominative)
τᾰ̀ σῆστρᾰ (nominative plural)
τοῦ σήστρου (genitive singular)
σήστροιν (dual genitive)
σήστρων (genitive plural)
τῷ σήστρῳ (dative singular)
σήστροιν (dative dual)
τοῖς σήστροις (dative plural)
τὸ σῆστρον (accusative singular)
σήστρω (accusative dual)
τᾰ̀ σῆστρᾰ (accusative plural)
σῆστρον (singular vocative)
σήστρω (dual vocative)
σῆστρᾰ (plural vocative)

From σήθω (sḗthō, “to sift, bolt”) + -τρον (-tron).


καλόπους

κᾰλόπους • (kălópous) m or f (neuter —); third declension

κᾰλόπους (canonical)
kălópous (romanization)
κᾰλόπους (feminine masculine nominative singular)
κᾰλόποδε (dual feminine masculine nominative)
κᾰλόποδες (feminine masculine nominative plural)
κᾰλόποδος (feminine genitive masculine singular)
κᾰλοπόδοιν (dual feminine genitive masculine)
κᾰλοπόδων (feminine genitive masculine plural)
κᾰλόποδῐ (dative feminine masculine singular)
κᾰλοπόδοιν (dative dual feminine masculine)
κᾰλόποσῐ (dative feminine masculine plural)
κᾰλόποσῐν (dative feminine masculine plural)
kălóposĭ (dative feminine masculine plural)
kălóposĭn (dative feminine masculine plural)
κᾰλόπουν (accusative feminine masculine singular)
κᾰλόποδε (accusative dual feminine masculine)
κᾰλόποδᾰς (accusative feminine masculine plural)
κᾰλόπους (feminine masculine singular vocative)
κᾰλόποδε (dual feminine masculine vocative)
κᾰλόποδες (feminine masculine plural vocative)

From καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + πούς (poús, “foot”)


ἁρπάγη

grc-noun

ἁρπάγη • (harpágē) f (genitive ἁρπάγης); first declension

harpágē (romanization)
ἁρπάγης (genitive)
ἡ ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γη (nominative singular)
ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γᾱ (dual nominative)
αἱ ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γαι (nominative plural)
τῆς ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γης (genitive singular)
ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γαιν (dual genitive)
ᾰ̔ρπᾰγῶν (genitive plural)
τῇ ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γῃ (dative singular)
ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γαιν (dative dual)
ταῖς ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γαις (dative plural)
τὴν ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γην (accusative singular)
ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γᾱ (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γᾱς (accusative plural)
ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γη (singular vocative)
ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γᾱ (dual vocative)
ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γαι (plural vocative)

Greek: αρπάγη (arpági)

Latin: harpagō (see there for further descendants)

From the root of ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to seize”).


ξυλόσπογγος

ξῠλοσπόγγῐον

ξῠλόσπογγος • (xŭlóspongos) m (genitive ξῠλόσπογγου, diminutive ξῠλοσπόγγῐον); second declension

ξῠλόσπογγος (canonical)
xŭlóspongos (romanization)
ξῠλόσπογγου (genitive)
ξῠλοσπόγγῐον (diminutive)
ὁ ξῠλόσπογγος (nominative singular)
ξῠλοσπόγγω (dual nominative)
οἱ ξῠλόσπογγοι (nominative plural)
τοῦ ξῠλοσπόγγου (genitive singular)
ξῠλοσπόγγοιν (dual genitive)
ξῠλοσπόγγων (genitive plural)
τῷ ξῠλοσπόγγῳ (dative singular)
ξῠλοσπόγγοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς ξῠλοσπόγγοις (dative plural)
τὸν ξῠλόσπογγον (accusative singular)
ξῠλοσπόγγω (accusative dual)
τοὺς ξῠλοσπόγγους (accusative plural)
ξῠλόσπογγε (singular vocative)
ξῠλοσπόγγω (dual vocative)
ξῠλόσπογγοι (plural vocative)

xylospongium (a Greek and Roman utensil consisting of a sea sponge fixed to the end of a wooden stick, typically thought to have been used for anal hygiene or as a toilet brush)


ξυλοσπόγγιον

ξῠλοσπόγγῐον

ξῠλοσπόγγῐου

ξῠλοσπόγγῐον • (xŭlospóngĭon) n (genitive ξῠλοσπόγγῐου); second declension

ξῠλοσπόγγῐον (canonical)
xŭlospóngĭon (romanization)
ξῠλοσπόγγῐου (genitive)
τὸ ξῠλοσπόγγῐον (nominative singular)
ξῠλοσπογγῐ́ω (dual nominative)
τᾰ̀ ξῠλοσπόγγῐᾰ (nominative plural)
τοῦ ξῠλοσπογγῐ́ου (genitive singular)
ξῠλοσπογγῐ́οιν (dual genitive)
ξῠλοσπογγῐ́ων (genitive plural)
τῷ ξῠλοσπογγῐ́ῳ (dative singular)
ξῠλοσπογγῐ́οιν (dative dual)
τοῖς ξῠλοσπογγῐ́οις (dative plural)
τὸ ξῠλοσπόγγῐον (accusative singular)
ξῠλοσπογγῐ́ω (accusative dual)
τᾰ̀ ξῠλοσπόγγῐᾰ (accusative plural)
ξῠλοσπόγγῐον (singular vocative)
ξῠλοσπογγῐ́ω (dual vocative)
ξῠλοσπόγγῐᾰ (plural vocative)
*ξῠλοσφόγγῐον (alternative)

grc-decl

ξῠλοσπόγγῐον

desctree

→ Latin: xylospongium, xylosphongium
→ English: xylospongium

From ξῠλόσπογγος (xŭlóspongos, “xylospongium”) + -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix). By surface analysis, ξῠλο- (xŭlo-) + σπογγῐ́ον (spongĭ́on).