Regional Greek Derivatives Flashcards
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emblem
bállō [βαλλω]: throw
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punish
poinḗ [ποινη]: penalty
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polysyllable
polús [πολυς]: much, many/lambánō [λαμβανω]: seize
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jealously
zêlos [ζηλος]: jealousy, zeal
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fantasy
phaínō [φαινω]: show, make appear, bring to light
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barbaric
bárbaros [βαρβαρος]: foreign
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technic
téktōn [τεκτων]: craftsman
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neuralgia
neûron [νευρον]: sinew/álgos [αλγος]: pain
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barbarity
bárbaros [βαρβαρος]: foreign
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tournament
tórnos [τορνος]: lathe
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strategic
stratós [στρατος]: army/ágō [αγω]: lead
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logarithm
lógos [λογος]: word/arithmós [αριθμος]: number
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prophetic
phēmi [φημι]: say, speak
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hypochondriac
khondrós [χονδρος]: cartilage
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churchyard
kûros [κυρος]: power
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trimeter
τρeis [εις]: one/métron [μετρον]: measure
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graph
gráphō [γραφω]: draw
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monoxide
mónos [μονος]: alone/oxús [οξυς]: sharp
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idol
eîdos [ειδος]: shape
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xylophone
xúlon [ξυλον]: wood/phōnḗ [φωνη]: sound, voice
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parsley
pétrā [πετρα]: rock/sélīnon [σελινον]: parsley
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astronomy
astḗr [αστηρ]: star/nomós [νομος]: custom
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dielectric
ḗlektron [ηλεκτρον]: amber, pale gold
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telephone
têle [τηλε]: far away/phōnḗ [φωνη]: sound, voice