μύξα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (slip, slime). Cognates include μύκης (múkēs, mushroom), μύσσομαι (mússomai, to blow the nose) and Latin mucus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μῠ́ξᾰ (múxaf (genitive μῠ́ξης); first declension

  1. mucus, discharge from the nose
    Synonyms: βλέννα (blénna), κόρυζα (kóruza), λέμφος (lémphos)
  2. slime of certain fish and snails
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Etymology 2

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The origin is unknown. Compare Armenian մամուխ (mamux, sloe).

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Noun

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μῠ́ξᾰ (múxan pl (genitive μῠ́ξων); second declension

  1. sebesten (Cordia myxa)
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Descendants
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  • Latin: myxa

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa, mucus), which shares an origin with μύκης (múkēs, fungus, mushroom), from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (slip, slime). Cognates include Latin mucus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmiksa/
  • Hyphenation: μύ‧ξα

Noun

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μύξα (mýxaf (plural μύξες)

  1. (colloquial, familiar) snot, booger, bogey (nasal mucus)
    Σταματά να τρως τις μύξες σου.
    Stamatá na tros tis mýxes sou.
    Stop eating your snot.
  2. (colloquial, humorous, figuratively) snot, slob (any slovenly person who causes disgust)
    Μην τρως το φαΐ που έφτιαξε αυτή η μύξα.
    Min tros to faḯ pou éftiaxe aftí i mýxa.
    Don't eat the food that slob made you.

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