στυππεῖον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • στυπίον (stupíon)
  • στυππίον (stuppíon)

Etymology

There are no known cognates. Furnée compares the word with τοπεῖον (topeîon, rope). According to Beekes the noun is probably from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στυππεῖον • (stuppeîonn (genitive στυππείου); second declension

  1. The coarse fibre of flax or hemp, tow, oakum

Declension

Derived terms

  • στυππέϊνος (stuppéïnos)
  • στυππειοπώλης (stuppeiopṓlēs)
  • στυππειουργός (stuppeiourgós)

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