Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek μυώδης (muṓdēs).[1] By surface analysis, μυ(ς) (my(s), muscle) +‎ -ώδης (-ódis).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /miˈo.ðis/
  • Hyphenation: μυ‧ώ‧δης

Adjective

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μυώδης (myódism (feminine μυώδης, neuter μυώδες)

  1. muscular, musclebound (having large, well-developed muscles)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ μυώδης”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998