γλίσχρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (to glue, paste, stick together), the same root of γλίνη (glínē, any viscous substance), γλία (glía, glue), γλοιός (gloiós, any glutinous substance).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

γλῐ́σχρος • (glĭ́skhrosm (feminine γλῐ́σχρᾱ, neuter γλῐ́σχρον); first/second declension

  1. sticky, claggy, adhesive
  2. (figuratively) sticking close, importunate
  3. clinging, clingy
  4. penurious, niggardly, stingy
  5. (of things) mean, shabby

Inflection

Derived terms

  • γλῐσχραίνομαι (glĭskhraínomai)
  • γλῐ́σχρᾰσμᾰ (glĭ́skhrăsmă)
  • γλῐσχρεύομαι (glĭskhreúomai)
  • γλῐσχρῐ́ᾱ (glĭskhrĭ́ā)
  • γλῐσχρολογῐ́ᾱ (glĭskhrologĭ́ā)
  • γλῐσχρότης (glĭskhrótēs)
  • γλῐσχρόχολος (glĭskhrókholos)
  • γλῐσχρώδης (glĭskhrṓdēs)
  • γλῐ́σχρων (glĭ́skhrōn)

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