ἐρείπιον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐρείπω (ereípō, I throw down) +‎ -ῐον (-ion).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐρείπῐον (ereípionn (genitive ἐρειπῐ́ου); second declension

  1. ruin, wreck

Usage notes

Nearly always in plural.

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐρείπιον (> DER > ἐρείπια)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 453

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