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	ὤψ (genitive [[ὠπός]]) f, [[third declension]]; (ōps)		ὤψ (genitive [[ὠπός]]) f, [[third declension]]; (ōps)
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-	# [[countenance]]	+	====[[face]]====
		+	as in Anchiceratops meaning "near horned face" - or Triceratops, which literally means "three-horned face", is derived from the Greek tri/τρι- meaning "three", ceras/κέρας meaning "horn", and -ops/ωψ "
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		+	====[[countenance]]====
	====Inflection====		====Inflection====

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 eye 1.3.2 face 1.3.3 countenance 1.3.4 Inflection 1.3.5 Derivations in Greek 1.3.6 Derivations in other languages 1.3.7 See Also 1.3.8 References

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European

Pronunciation

• (Classical): [ɔː́pʰs]
• (Koine): [o̞ːpʰs]
• (Byzantine): [ops]

Noun

ὤψ (genitive ὠπός) f, third declension; (ōps)

eye

face

as in Anchiceratops meaning "near horned face" - or Triceratops, which literally means "three-horned face", is derived from the Greek tri/τρι- meaning "three", ceras/κέρας meaning "horn", and -ops/ωψ "

countenance

Inflection

Derivations in Greek

ambluopia, hemeralops, -opia, kuklops, glaukopis, udrops, glaukopsis, metopon, Aithiops, Kuklops, opsis

Derivations in other languages

French hémiopie, French sténopé, French scotopique, French -opie, Italian dorcopo, Latin Chrysopa, Latin Aegilops, Latin Argiope, Latin Alciope, Latin ops, Latin Aglaope, Latin Chlorops, Latin Echinops, Latin Ceriops, Latin Zosterops, Latin Nephrops, Latin Rhynchops, Latin Typhlops, Latin ochrops, Latin Phacops, Latin Lepidopus, Latin megalopa, Latin Spalacopus, Latin Stylops, Latin Strigops, Latin Tamiops, Latin xanthops, Latin Histurgops, Latin Rynchops, Latin Xenops, Latin diops, Latin gymnops, Latin leucops, Latin pyrrhops, Latin scotops, Latin spodiops

See Also

English suffix -opsy French suffix -opsia

References

• LSJ
• J.B.Hofmann, Ετυμολογικόν Λεξικόν της Αρχαίας Ελληνικής (Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Griechischen)