λύκος
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Ancient Greek [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”). Cognates include Sanskrit वृक (vṛ́ka), Latin lupus, Old English wulf (English wolf) and Russian волк.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /lýkos/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /lýkos/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /lýkos/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /lýkos/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /líkos/
Noun [edit]
λύκος (genitive λύκου) m, second declension; (lukos)
Inflection [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
λυκ-
Descendants [edit]
- Greek: λύκος
References [edit]
- LSJ
- Bauer lexicon
- Strong’s concordance number: G3074
Greek [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek λύκος (lukos), from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /liko̞s/
- Hyphenation: λύ‧κος
Noun [edit]
λύκος (lýkos) m, plural λύκοι
- wolf
- wolfdog
- aggressive and bloodthirsty person
- (pathology) lupus
- cock of old hunting gun