σύρφος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. See σέρφος (sérphos).

Pronunciation

(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsyr.ɸos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsyr.fos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsir.fos/

Noun

σῠ́ρφος • (súrphos) m (genitive —); ? declension

Alternative spelling of σέρφος (sérphos, “gnat, winged ant”)

Further reading

“σύρφος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Pape, Wilhelm, Benseler, Gustav Eduard (1884) “σύρφος”, in Wörterbuch der griechischen Eigennamen (in German), 3rd edition, Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn
“σύρφος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011

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