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Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλοςLife is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.

Democritus, DK 68b22

Greek Monolingual

η (AM ἀψίνθιον, Μ και ἀψινθία, η)
το φυτό άψινθος
νεοελλ.
πικρία.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Οι τ. αψίνθιον και αψινθία < άψινθος, το δε νεοελλ. αψιθιά < αψινθία, με σίγηση του έρρινου πριν από τα φ, χ, θ, (πρβλ. αθρακιά < ανθρακιά, γοφός < γόμφος, νύφη < νύμφη, πεθερός < πενθερός κ.ά.)].