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σῦριγξ

Pronunciation: /sŷː.riŋks/

“σῦριγξ” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 15 meanings in English:

noun

  1. pan pipes; syrinx
  2. catcall, whistle, hiss
  3. mouthpiece of an αὐλός (aulós, “pipe, flute”)
  4. quill of the cassia
  5. spear-case
  6. hole in the nave of a wheel
  7. aperture of a hinge
  8. bronchial passages
  9. abscess (fistulous sore)
  10. groove or barrel of a catapult
  11. subterranean passage
  12. burial vault
  13. covered gallery; cloister
  14. channel
  15. loop

Etymology

The suffix -ῐγγ- implies a Pre-Greek origin because of non-native pronunciation.

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