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Ancient Greek
Etymology
μαψίδιος (mapsídios) + -ως (-ōs)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /map.si.dí.ɔːs/ → /map.siˈði.os/ → /map.siˈði.os/
Adverb
μαψῐδίως • (mapsĭdíōs)
- in vain
- Synonym: μάψ (máps)
- rashly
- wantonly
Further reading
- “μαψιδίως”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- μαψιδίως in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- μαψιδίως in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “μαψιδίως”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press