Ancient Greek

Noun

σιωπή • ‎(siōpḗ) f ‎(genitive σιωπῆς); first declension

1. silence
2. hush, calm

Inflection

Derived terms

• σιωπάω ‎(siōpáō)

References

• σιωπή in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• «σιωπή» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• «σιωπή» in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • hush idem, page 412.
  • peace idem, page 600.
  • quiet idem, page 666.
  • reticence idem, page 706.
  • secrecy idem, page 747.
  • secretiveness idem, page 747.
  • silence idem, page 775.
  • stillness idem, page 817.
  • taciturnity idem, page 851.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σιωπή ‎(siōpḗ)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ί

Noun

σιωπή • ‎(siopí) f ‎(plural σιωπές)

1. silence, quiet

Declension