μετάφρενον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

μετα- (meta-, behind) + φρήν (phrḗn, midriff), thus literally ‘the part behind the midriff’.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μετάφρενον • (metáphrenon) n (genitive μεταφρένου); second declension

  1. (Epic) upper back (of a person) (also in the plural with singular meaning)

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