κίναιδος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Unknown. According to Archigenes it is a Classical Syriac word, while Beekes prefers a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κῐ́ναιδος (kínaidosm (genitive κῐναίδου); second declension

  1. cinaedus, catamite
    Synonyms: βάταλος (bátalos), λάσταυρος (lástauros), μαρικᾶς (marikâs)
  2. (in general) lewd fellow
  3. public dancer
  4. (in the plural) obscene poems

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: κίναιδος (kínaidos)
  • Latin: cinaedus

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κί̆ναιδος (kínaidos, catamite, lewd fellow).

Noun

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κίναιδος (kínaidosm (plural κίναιδοι)

  1. (derogatory) homosexual, gay
    Synonyms: ομοφυλόφιλος (omofylófilos), πούστης (poústis)
    Antonym: ετεροφυλόφιλος (eterofylófilos)

Declension

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See also

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