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Δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσωGive me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth.

Archimedes

Greek Monolingual

το, Ν
κοινή ονομασία του είδους δρυός Quercus coccifera, αλλ. πρινάρι.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < πιρνάρι / πρινάρι με τροπή του /i/ σε /u/ (πρβλ. σησάμι: σουσάμι, σηπία: σουπιά)].