ἄθλιος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἆθλος (âthlos, conflict, struggle) +‎ -ιος (-ios, a suffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to)

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Adjective

ἄθλῐος (áthliosm (feminine ἀθλίᾱ, neuter ἄθλῐον); first/second declension

  1. struggling, unhappy, wretched, miserable
  2. (Byzantine) pertaining to a competition

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