κόπρος

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Ancient Greek [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *kekʷō-. Cognates include Old Irish cechar (quagmire, slough, bog), Sanskrit छगण (chagaṇa,  dried cow-dung), and Lithuanian šikna (arse), šikti (defecate).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

κόπρος (genitive κόπρου) f, second declension; (kopros)

  1. dung, ordure
    1. (especially in husbandry) dung, manure
  2. filth, dirt
  3. a farmyard, dunghill

Inflection [edit]

References [edit]

  • LSJ 8th edition

Greek [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

Noun [edit]

κόπρος (kópros) f,   uncountable

  1. faeces, shit, manure
  2. dirt
Declension [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

Noun [edit]

κόπρος (kópros) m,   plural κόπροι

  1. stray dog
Declension [edit]