λινουργός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λίνον (línon, flax, linen) +‎ -ουργός (-ourgós, worker).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λῐνουργός • (lĭnourgósm (genitive λῐνουργοῦ); second declension

  1. linen-weaver
  2. kind of freshwater bird, perhaps the glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
  3. (mineralogy) kind of stone

Inflection

Derived terms

  • λῐνουργεῖον (lĭnourgeîon)
  • λῐνουργέω (lĭnourgéō)
  • λῐνουργῐ́ᾱ (lĭnourgĭ́ā)

Descendants

  • Translingual: Linurgus

Further reading