μισθός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *misdʰós (reward; salary). Cognates include Proto-Indo-Iranian *miždʰám (reward), Proto-Germanic *mizdō (meed), and Proto-Slavic *mьzdà (payment, pay).[1]

Noun

μισθός (misthósm (genitive μισθοῦ); second declension

  1. wages, pay, hire
  2. recompense, reward

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: μισθός (misthós)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μισθός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 957-8

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μισθός (misthós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈsθos/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: μι‧σθός

Noun

μισθός (misthósm (plural μισθοί)

  1. salary, pay, wage

Declension

pay related
rent related

Further reading