λώβη

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Commonly derived from Proto-Indo-European *sloHgʷ-eh₂- (to mishandle, press), with Balto-Slavic cognates including Latvian slēgt (to shut), Lithuanian sluogas, slogus. Also compare λάζομαι (lázomai, I grasp, seize).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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λώβη (lṓbēf (genitive λώβης); first declension

  1. disgrace, dishonor

Declension

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References

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  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λώβη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 882

Further reading

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