καμπύλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κάμπτω (kámptō, to bend, curve).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κᾰμπῠ́λος • (kampúlos) m (feminine κᾰμπῠ́λη, neuter κᾰμπῠ́λον); first/second declension

  1. bent, curved

Inflection

Derived terms

  • καμπύλλω (kampúllō)
  • καμπυλοειδής (kampuloeidḗs)
  • καμπυλόεις (kampulóeis)
  • καμπυλόομαι (kampulóomai)
  • καμπυλόπρυμνος (kampulóprumnos)
  • καμπυλόρριν (kampulórrhin)
  • καμπυλοσαλπιστής (kampulosalpistḗs)
  • καμπυλότης (kampulótēs)
  • καμπύλοχος (kampúlokhos)

Descendants

  • Greek: καμπύλος (kampýlos) (learned)
  • Ottoman Turkish: قنبور (kanbur, kambur)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καμπύλος (kampúlos). Doublet of καμπούρα (kampoúra).

Adjective

καμπύλος • (kampýlos) m (feminine καμπύλη, neuter καμπύλο)

  1. bent; curved

Declension

References

  • καμπύλος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  • Stavropoulos, D N (2008) G N Stavropoulos, editor, Oxford Greek-English Learner's Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.