φιλάργυρος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

φίλος (phílos, beloved, loving) +‎ ἄργυρος (árguros, silver, money), literally money-loving.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

φῐλάργῠρος (philárgurosm or f (neuter φῐλάργῠρον); second declension

  1. avaricious
  2. miserly

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: φιλάργυρος (filárgyros) (learned)

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φιλάργυρος (philárguros).[1] By surface analysis, φιλ- (fil-) +‎ άργυρος (árgyros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈlaɾ.ʝi.ɾos/
  • Hyphenation: φι‧λάρ‧γυ‧ρος

Adjective

φιλάργυρος (filárgyrosm (feminine φιλάργυρη, neuter φιλάργυρο)

  1. avaricious
  2. miserly
  3. (nominalized) miser

Declension

Synonyms

References

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

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