φειδώ

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φειδώ (pheidṓ).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fiˈðo/
  • Hyphenation: φει‧δώ

Noun

φειδώ • (feidó) f (uncountable)

  1. thriftiness, frugality, parsimony
    με φειδώ ― me feidó ― sparingly, thriftily, frugally, parsimoniously
    χωρίς φειδώ ― chorís feidó ― unsparingly, extravagantly

Declension
  φειδώ
case     \     number singular
nominative φειδώ •
genitive φειδούς •  φειδώς •
accusative φειδώ •
vocative φειδώ •

References
  1. φειδώ - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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