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Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἄπους (ápous), from ἀ- (a-, “alpha privative”) + πούς m (poús, “foot”), stem ποδ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.pus/
- Hyphenation: ά‧πους
Adjective
άπους • (ápous) m (feminine άπους, neuter άπουν)
- (archaic) legless, footless
Declension
Inflectional forms from the declension of the ancient ἄπους (ápous), genitive ἄποδος (ápodos), according to the inflection of the second combining form, πούς (poús).
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