ὄπιον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

    ὀπός (opós, plant juice) +‎ -ῐον (-ĭon).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    ὄπῐον (ópĭonn (genitive ὀπῐ́ου); second declension

    1. poppy juice, opium

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    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὀπός (> DER > 1. ὄπιον)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1093

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