Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *strebʰ-, the same root of στρέφω (stréphō, to twist). However, due to the irregular correspondence of β (/b/) with φ (/pʰ/) and the connection with words like στρόβιλος (stróbilos, fir-cone) and στρόμβος (strómbos, spinning top), Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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στρεβλός (streblósm (feminine στρεβλή, neuter στρεβλόν); first/second declension

  1. twisted, crooked, awry
  2. knit, wrinkled (of the brows)
  3. crooked, cunning
  4. perverse, froward

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Translingual: Streblus

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