κόπος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κόπτω (kóptō, to cut).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κόπος • (kópos) m (genitive κόπου); second declension

  1. striking, beating
  2. toil and trouble, suffering
  3. fatigue, weariness
  4. work, exertion
    Synonym: μόχθος (mókhthos)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κοπάζω (kopázō)
  • κόπασμα (kópasma)
  • κοπηρός (kopērós)
  • κοπιαρός (kopiarós)
  • κοπιάτης (kopiátēs)
  • κοπιάω (kopiáō)
  • κοπόω (kopóō)
  • κοπώδης (kopṓdēs)
  • κόπωσις (kópōsis)

Descendants

  • Greek: κόπος (kópos)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόπος (striking; fatigue). See κόπτω (kóptō, cut).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈko.pos/
  • Hyphenation: κό‧πος

Noun

κόπος • (kópos) m (plural κόποι)

  1. toil, hard work, effort
    Synonym: προσπάθεια f (prospátheia)
  2. suffering
  3. fatigue
  4. pay, wages (for such work)

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Expressions:

  • άκοπος (ákopos, sense: not hard)
  • κοπιάζω (kopiázo, I toil, labour)
  • κοπιαστικός (kopiastikós, tiresome)
  • κοπιώδης (kopiódis, tiresome)
  • κόπωση f (kóposi, fatigue)
  • compounds of -κοπος (-kopos), -κοπώ (-kopó)
  • and see κόπτω (kópto)

See also

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