λωποδύτης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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λώπη, λῶπος (lṓpē, lôpos, covering, robe, mantle) +‎ δῡ́ω (dū́ō, I get into, put on) +‎ -της (-tēs, suffix forming agent nouns)

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Noun

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λωποδῠ́της (lōpodútēsm (genitive λωποδῠ́του); first declension

  1. one who slips into another’s clothes, a clothes-stealer, especially one who steals the clothes of bathers, or strips travellers
    • 497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Epigr. 4
    • Lexica Segueriana 276.12, (Lexeis Rhetorikai ):[1], [2], [3]
      Λωποδύτης: ὁ τὰ τῶν νεκρῶν ἱμάτια κλέπτων.
      Lōpodútēs: ho tà tôn nekrôn himátia kléptōn.
      Lopodytes: he who steals the grave-clothes of the dead.
  2. (generally) a thief, robber, footpad
    1. a plagiarist

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Descendants

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  • Greek: λωποδύτης (lopodýtis)

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek λωποδύτης (lōpodútēs), from λέπω (lépō, to peel) + δύω (dýo, to plunge, to sink). The word originally referred to a thief who stole clothes, for example from those bathing or travelling.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lopoˈðitis/
  • Hyphenation: λω‧πο‧δύ‧της

Noun

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λωποδύτης (lopodýtism (plural λωποδύτες, feminine λωποδύτισσα or λωποδύτρια)

  1. thief, robber, pickpocket, pilferer (one who steals, usually petty objects)
    • 1993, Manos Eleftheriou/Christos Nikolopoulos, Στων Αγγέλων Τα Μπουζούκια:
      Έρχονται μες στα σκοτάδια σαν τους λωποδύτες
      Érchontai mes sta skotádia san tous lopodýtes
      They come in the dark like thieves.
  2. (more generally) crook, cheat, trickster (person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things)

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