cynicus
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós). [1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cynicus m (plural cynici)
- (philosophy) Cynic
- cynic, cynical person
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós)
Adjective edit
cynicus
Further reading edit
- “cynicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press