σκοπιά

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From σκοπός (skopós, lookout, watcher) +‎ -ιᾱ́ (-iā́).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σκοπῐᾱ́ (skopiā́f (genitive σκοπῐᾶς); first declension

  1. lookout place
    Synonym: σκόπελος (skópelos)
  2. mountain peak
    Synonym: σκόπελος (skópelos)
  3. height or highest point of anything
  4. watchtower
    Synonym: σκόπελος (skópelos)
  5. lookout (session of watching), watch (act of guarding)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • σκοπιά”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • σκοπιά in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • σκοπιή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • σκοπιά”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • σκοπιά”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.

Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek σκοπιᾱ́ (skopiā́), from σκοπός (skopós, lookout, watcher).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skoˈpça/
  • Hyphenation: σκο‧πιά

Noun

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σκοπιά (skopiáf (plural σκοπιές)

  1. watchtower, sentry
  2. viewpoint

Declension

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  • see: σκοπός m (skopós, observer, watcher, aim, goal)