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νόθος

νόθος

Ancient Greek

Adjective

νόθος (nóthos) m (feminine νόθη, neuter νόθον); first/second declension or
νόθος (nóthos) m, f (neuter νόθον); second declension

  1. bastard, baseborn (born of a slave or concubine)
    1. (of animals) crossbred
  2. (generally, of persons and things) spurious, counterfeit, supposititious
    1. (of literary works) spurious

Declension

Derived terms

  • νόθως (nóthōs)

Antonyms

  • γνήσιος (gnḗsios)

Noun

νόθος (nóthos) m (genitive νόθου); second declension

  1. (at Athens) a child of a citizen father and an alien mother
  2. (plural only, in Egypt) a class of temple-attendants

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νόθος (nóthos, bastard).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈno.θos/
  • Hyphenation: νό‧θος

Adjective

νόθος (nóthos) m (feminine νόθα or νόθη, neuter νόθο)

  1. illegitimate, bastard
  2. mongrel
  3. false, spurious

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