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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Unexplained. Sanskrit कीट (kīṭa, “worm, insect”) is unrelated. According to Beekes, probably from Pre-Greek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǐːs/ → /cis/ → /cis/
Noun
κῑ́ς • (kī́s) m (genitive κῑός); third declension
- weevil (beetle in the superfamily Curculionoidea)
Usage notes
For the declension, compare λῑ́ς (lī́s, “lion”).
Declension
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