λοπός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λέπω (lépō, to peel) +‎ -ός (-ós, deverbal nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λοπός • (lopósm (genitive λοποῦ); second declension

  1. peel; rind; skin; shell
    • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates of Kos, Mochlicon:
      Κἢν μὲν οὖν ὁ χόνδρος, ἐντιθέναι ἄχνην ὀθονίου ἐναποδέοντα λοπῷ Καρχηδονίῳ, ἢ ἐν ἄλλῳ, ὃ μὴ ἐρεθιεῖ· τῷ λοπῷ δὲ τὰς παραλλάξιας παρακολλᾷν, καὶ ἀναλαμβάνειν.
      Kḕn mèn oûn ho khóndros, entithénai ákhnēn othoníou enapodéonta lopōî Karkhēdoníōi, ḕ en állōi, hò mḕ erethieî; tōî lopōî dè tàs paralláxias parakollāîn, kaì analambánein.
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