φειδώ

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φειδώ (pheidṓ).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈðo/
  • Hyphenation: φει‧δώ

Noun

φειδώ (feidóf (uncountable)

  1. thriftiness, frugality, parsimony
    με φειδώme feidósparingly, thriftily, frugally, parsimoniously
    χωρίς φειδώchorís feidóunsparingly, extravagantly

Declension

References

  1. ^ φειδώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language