νιπτήρ

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From νίζω (nízō, to wash the hands) +‎ -τήρ (-tḗr).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

νῐπτήρ (niptḗrm (genitive νῐπτῆρος); third declension

  1. washbasin

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: νιπτήρας (niptíras)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “νίζω, -ομαι (> DER > 1. > νιπτήρ)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1020-1

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