μοριφόν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably related to μορύσσω (morússō, “to stain, defile”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mo.ri.pʰón/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mo.riˈpʰon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mo.riˈɸon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mo.riˈfon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mo.riˈfon/

Adjective

μοριφόν • (moriphón)

Hesychius' gives the definition as: σκοτεινόν (skoteinón, “dark”), μέλαν (mélan, “black”).

Further reading

“μοριφόν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Hesychius' Lexicon: μ

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