στρόφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From στρέφω (stréphō) + -ος (-os)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στρόφος • (stróphos) m (genitive στρόφου); second declension

  1. a twisted band or cord
  2. a swathing cloth, swaddling band
  3. a twisting of the bowels, colic

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: stroppus (see there for further descendants)
  • Translingual: Strophanthus

Further reading

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