φθαρτός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φθείρω (phtheírō, to spoil, ruin) +‎ -τός (-tós, adjectival suffix).

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Adjective

φθᾰρτός (phthartósm (feminine φθᾰρτή, neuter φθᾰρτόν); first/second declension

  1. destructible, perishable

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