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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From κρέκω (krékō, “weave”, verb).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kro.kýs/ → /kroˈcys/ → /kroˈcis/
Noun
κροκῠ́ς • (krokús) f (genitive κροκῠ́δος, diminutive κροκῠ́δῐον); third declension
- a flock or nap on woollen cloth, a piece of wool
- Synonym: κρόκη f (krókē)
371 BCE – 287 BCE,
Theophrastus,
Characters 2.3:
- κροκύδα ἀφαιρεῖν
- krokúda aphaireîn
- typical of a flatterer
446 BCE – 386 BCE,
Aristophanes,
Fragments 651, (metaphorically):
- ἀνήσω κροκύδα μαστιγουμένη
- anḗsō krokúda mastigouménē
Declension
Derived terms
- κροκῠδῐ́ζω (krokudízō, “pick loose flocks off a garment”, verb)
- κροκῠδῐσμός m (krokudismós, “picking of flocks”, noun)
- κροκῠδολογέω (krokudologéō, “pick loose flocks off a garment”, verb)
- κροκῠ̀ς ἑδρῐκή f (krokùs hedrikḗ, “suppository”, noun)
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