στλεγγίς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • στεγγίς (stengís)
  • στελγίς (stelgís)
  • στελεγγίς (stelengís)
  • στεργίς (stergís)
  • στλιγγίς (stlingís)
  • στρεγγίς (strengís)

Etymology

A loanword from an unknown source. The variants could point to a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στλεγγῐ́ς (stlengís) f (genitive στλεγγῐ́δος); third declension

  1. A scraper to remove oil and dirt from the skin
    Synonym: ξύστρα (xústra)
  2. A sort of tiara overlaid with metal

Inflection

Derived terms

  • στλεγγίδιον (stlengídion)
  • στλεγγιδολήκυθος (stlengidolḗkuthos)
  • στλεγγιδοποιός (stlengidopoiós)
  • στλεγγίζω (stlengízō)
  • στλεγγίον (stlengíon)
  • στλέγγισμα (stléngisma)
  • στλέγγιστρον (stléngistron)

Descendants

Further reading

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