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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek κοπετός (kopetós), from Ancient Greek κοπετός (kopetós, noise).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ko.peˈtos/
  • Hyphenation: κο‧πε‧τός

Noun

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κοπετός (kopetósm

  1. lamentation, wailing (usually with breast-beating)
    Near-synonyms: οδυρμός m (odyrmós), θρήνος m (thrínos)

Declension

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ κοπετός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language