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χθαμαλός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: χθαμαλός χθαμαλή χθαμαλόν

Structure: χθαμαλ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: xamai/, with q inserted

Sense

  1. low, near the ground, creeping
  2. sunken, flat
  3. epithet of Ithaca

Examples

  • αὐτὰρ ἐπὴν ἔλθῃσι θέροσ τεθαλυῖά τ’ ὀπώρη, πάντῃ οἱ κατὰ γουνὸν ἀλωῆσ οἰνοπέδοιο φύλλων κεκλιμένων χθαμαλαὶ βεβλήαται εὐναί. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 11 22:8)

Synonyms

  1. low

  2. sunken

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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