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φειδώ

Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φειδώ (pheidṓ).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fiˈðo/
  • Hyphenation: φει‧δώ

Noun

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φειδώ • (feidó) f (uncountable)

  1. thriftiness, frugality, parsimony
    με φειδώ ― me feidó ― sparingly, thriftily, frugally, parsimoniously
    χωρίς φειδώ ― chorís feidó ― unsparingly, extravagantly

Declension

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  φειδώ
case     \     number singular
nominative φειδώ •
genitive φειδούς •  φειδώς •
accusative φειδώ •
vocative φειδώ •

References

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