- ὁπλότερος
- ὁπλότερος, -τατοςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: `junior, youngest' always of persons, also applied to women (Il.).Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]Etymology: Oppositional formation in -τερος like κουρότερος, ἀγρότερος, ὀρέστερος. After the notable interpretation of the Ancients prop. `able to ware arms, sturdy' as opposed to the γεροντες. Extensive argumentation in Bechtel Lex. s.v., agreeing Schwyzer-Debrunner 183; cf. also Barone Boll. fil. class. 13, 283. Wrong interpretations in Bq.Page in Frisk: 2,405
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.