στυγνός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From στυγέω (stugéō) + -νός (-nós), of uncertain origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (to hit, push) (compare Sanskrit तुदति (tudati, to push, drive)).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

στυγνός • (stugnós) m (feminine στυγνή, neuter στυγνόν); first/second declension

  1. hated, abhorred (of persons and things)
  2. hateful or hostile to one
  3. gloomy, sullen

Inflection

Derived terms

  • στυγνάζω (stugnázō)
  • στύγνασις (stúgnasis)
  • στυγνία (stugnía)
  • στυγνοποιός (stugnopoiós)
  • στυγνότης (stugnótēs)
  • στυγνόω (stugnóō)

References

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