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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑψίπεδον (hupsípedon), neuter of ὑψίπεδος (hupsípedos, adjective), with semantic loan from French haut plateau and German Hochebene.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /iˈpsi.pe.do/
  • Hyphenation: υ‧ψί‧πε‧δο

Noun edit

υψίπεδο (ypsípedon (plural υψίπεδα)

  1. highland, high plateau, high plain
    Antonym: βαθύπεδο n (vathýpedo)

Declension edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ υψίπεδοΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

Further reading edit