διπλόος

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From δῐ́ς (dís, twice) +‎ -πλόος (-plóos, -fold). Compare ᾰ̔πλόος (haplóos, simple), as well as Latin duplus (double), Proto-Germanic *twīflaz (doubt).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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δῐπλόος (diplóosm (feminine δῐπλόη, neuter δῐπλόον); first/second declension

  1. Double
    1. Double thickness
    2. Folded so as to be double, folded in half
    3. Done by two sides against each other, mutual
    4. (grammar) Compound (word)
    5. (comparative) Twice as much, twice as large [with genitive ‘as’]
    6. (Tragic) two
    7. Double-minded, doubtful
  2. (neuter, διπλοῦν (diploûn), as substantive) double pot

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: διπλός (diplós), δίπλα (dípla)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “διπλόος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 339

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