οἰσύπη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • οἴσπη (oíspē), οἴσυπος (oísupos)

Etymology

Explained as "ὀϝι-σύπη", like the synonym οἰσπώτη (oispṓtē), with an unclear second member. There is clear evidence for the variant οἴσπη (oíspē), but it is difficult to decide whether the form with "υ" or the form without it is secondary. According to Beekes, the word is undoubtely from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

οἰσύπη (oisúpē) f (genitive οἰσύπης); first declension

  1. lanolin, grease extracted from sheep's wool

Inflection

Derived terms

  • οἰσύπειον (oisúpeion)
  • οἰσυπηρός (oisupērós)
  • οἰσυπίς (oisupís)
  • οἰσυπόεις (oisupóeis)
  • οἰσυπώδης (oisupṓdēs)

Descendants

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