πενθικός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πένθος (pénthos, sorrow, mourning) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós).

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Noun

πενθῐκός (penthikósm (feminine πενθῐκή, neuter πενθῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. Of or relating to mourning
    • 1943, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Translation by Juan Coderch), Τὸ Βασιλείδιον
      μεθύσκομαι, ἀπεκρίνατο ὁ φιλοπότης πενθικῶς
      "I am drinking," replied the tippler, with a lugubrious air.
      methúskomai, apekrínato ho philopótēs penthikôs
      "I am drinking," replied the tippler, with a lugubrious air.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (πενθικῶς ἔχω + genitive) to be in mourning for
    • Xenophon, Cyropaedia 5.2.7:
      πενθικῶς δ᾽ ἔχουσαν τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ τεθνηκότος
      • 1914 translation by Walter Miller
        but in mourning for her brother who was dead

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