σύκινος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σῦκον (sûkon, fig) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

σῡ́κῐνος (sū́kinosm (feminine σῡκῐ́νη, neuter σῡ́κῐνον); first/second declension

  1. of the fig tree
  2. (figuratively) worthless, futile, useless, good-for-nothing (because its wood was proverbially cheap and useless)
  3. of figs

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