μαστροπός

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The usual connection with μαίομαι (maíomai, to touch, investigate) is uncertain, as the variant with -φ- may point to a Pre-Greek word. Furnée further compares μάτρυλλος (mátrullos, pimp), with a variation -σ-/zero.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μᾰστροπός (mastropósm or f (genitive μᾰστροποῦ); second declension

  1. pimp or procuress
    Synonym: μᾰ́τρῠλλος (mátrullos)

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: μαστροπός (mastropós)

Further reading

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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μαστροπός (mastropósm (plural μαστροποί)

  1. pimp (prostitution)

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