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μορύσσω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Within Greek, the verb is probably related to μοριφόν (moriphón, dark, black). Outside Greek, Slavic word for "smear" have been considered, like Russian мара́ть (marátʹ, to soil, stain, dirty). Further unclear.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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μορῠ́σσω (morússō) (chiefly Epic)

  1. to soil, defile, stain
    Synonym: μολῠ́νω (molúnō)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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