Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
σίντης. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
σίντης, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
σίντης in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
σίντης you have here. The definition of the word
σίντης will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
σίντης, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From σίνομαι (sínomai, “to harm, hurt”) + -της (-tēs, masculine agent-noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sín.tɛːs/ → /ˈsin.tis/ → /ˈsin.dis/
Noun
σῐ́ντης • (sĭ́ntēs) m (genitive σῐ́ντου); second declension
- ravening, predation
- pillager, looter, spoiler
Declension
Further reading
- “σίντης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “σίντης”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “σίντης”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- σίντης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- σίντης in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963