φειδώ

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φειδώ (pheidṓ).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fiˈðo/
  • Hyphenation: φει‧δώ

Noun

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φειδώ (feidóf (uncountable)

  1. thriftiness, frugality, parsimony
    με φειδώme feidósparingly, thriftily, frugally, parsimoniously
    χωρίς φειδώchorís feidóunsparingly, extravagantly

Declension

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singular
nominative φειδώ (feidó)
genitive φειδούς (feidoús)
φειδώς (feidós)
accusative φειδώ (feidó)
vocative φειδώ (feidó)

References

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  1. ^ φειδώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language