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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From κρυφ-, the root of κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide something”), + -δην (-dēn, deverbal adverb suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krýb.dɛːn/ → /ˈkryβ.ðin/ → /ˈkriv.ðin/
Adverb
κρύβδην • (krúbdēn)
- secretly; without the knowledge of (with genitive of person)
References
- “κρύβδην”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “κρύβδην”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- κρύβδην in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.