κύπτω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to (and perhaps deriving from) κυφός (kuphós, bent forward, hunchbacked), but the rest is uncertain.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κύπτω (kúptō)

  1. to bend forward, stoop down
  2. to hang one's head from shame
  3. to bow down under a burden

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