σκινδαψός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κῐνδᾰψός (kĭndăpsós)

Etymology

A foreign word like κιθάρα (kithára), βάρβιτος (bárbitos) and many other instrument names. It is of Pre-Greek origin, in view of the interchange σ-/zero.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σκῐνδᾰψός • (skĭndăpsósm (genitive σκῐνδᾰψοῦ); second declension

  1. musical instrument with four strings
  2. word without meaning, so-and-so

Inflection

Derived terms

  • σκῐνδᾰψῐ́ζομαι (skĭndăpsĭ́zomai)

Descendants

  • Translingual: Scindapsus

Further reading