γύψ

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, Pre-Greek.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γῡ́ψ (gū́psm (genitive γῡπός); third declension (Attic, Epic)

  1. vulture

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: γύπας (gýpas)
  • Translingual: Gyps
  • Old Georgian: ჯიპოსი (ǯiṗosi)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γύψ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 293

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