φιλάργυρος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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φίλος (phílos, beloved, loving) +‎ ἄργυρος (árguros, silver, money), literally money-loving.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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φῐλάργῠρος (philárgurosm or f (neuter φῐλάργῠρον); second declension

  1. avaricious
  2. miserly

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: φιλάργυρος (filárgyros) (learned)

Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φιλάργυρος (philárguros).[1] By surface analysis, φιλ- (fil-) +‎ άργυρος (árgyros).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fiˈlaɾ.ʝi.ɾos/
  • Hyphenation: φι‧λάρ‧γυ‧ρος

Adjective

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φιλάργυρος (filárgyrosm (feminine φιλάργυρη, neuter φιλάργυρο)

  1. avaricious
  2. miserly
  3. (nominalized) miser

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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

Further reading

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