ὕπερος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ὕπερον (húperon)

Etymology

From ὑπέρ (hupér, over, above).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὕπερος • (húperos) m (genitive ὑπέρου); second declension

  1. pestle
    Synonyms: ἄκμων (ákmōn), ἀλετρίβανος (aletríbanos), δοῖδυξ (doîdux), κόπανον (kópanon), λᾰ́κτῐς (láktis), ναγεύς (nageús)
  2. club, cudgel
    Synonyms: κορύνη (korúnē), ῥόπαλον (rhópalon)
  3. lever for stretching dislocated joints
  4. (zoology) pupa of a geometrid moth
    Synonym: πηνίον (pēníon)

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