οίκτος
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Ancient Greek οἶκτος (oîktos).
Noun
[edit]οίκτος • (oíktos) m (plural οίκτοι)
- pity, mercy, compassion
- Προκαλεί φθόνο παρά οίκτο. ― Prokaleí fthóno pará oíkto. ― He provokes envy rather than pity.
Declension
[edit]Declension of οίκτος
References
[edit]- οίκτος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language