Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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According to Beekes, from Proto-Indo-European *kwep- (to smoke, boil, move violently), the same root of καπνός (kapnós, smoke).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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κᾰπῠρός (kapurósm (feminine κᾰπῠρᾱ́, neuter κᾰπῠρόν); first/second declension

  1. dried by the air
  2. drying, parching
  3. brittle, crisp, friable
  4. crackly (of sound)

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Derived terms

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