βρένθος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

The meanings "arrogance" and "kind of waterbird" are probably not related. If βρίνθος (brínthos, kind of bird) is reliable, the bird name may be Pre-Greek. On the other hand, βρινδεῖν (brindeîn, to be agitated, provoke) is not related.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βρένθος (brénthosm (genitive βρένθου); second declension

  1. arrogance, haughtiness
  2. unknown kind of waterbird
  3. tomb

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