προβοσκίς

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From προ- (pro-, before, in front of) +‎ βόσκω (bóskō, I feed, I graze) +‎ -ις (-is, suffix to form a feminine noun).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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προβοσκίς (proboskísf (genitive προβοσκίδος); third declension

  1. means of providing food
    1. elephant’s trunk
      1. fly’s proboscis
    2. (in the plural) tentacles of the decapod cephalopoda

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: προβοσκίδα (provoskída)
  • Latin: proboscis

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