λύκος

See also Λύκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”). Cognates include Sanskrit वृक (vṛ́ka), Latin lupus, Old English wulf (English wolf) and Russian волк.

Pronunciation

• (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

λύκος (genitive λύκου) m, second declension; (lukos)

1. wolf
2. curb bit

Inflection

Second declension of λύκος, λύκου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ λύκος	τὼ λύκω	οἱ λύκοι
Genitive	τοῦ λύκου	τοῖν λύκοιν	τῶν λύκων
Dative	τῷ λύκῳ	τοῖν λύκοιν	τοῖς λύκοις
Accusative	τὸν λύκον	τὼ λύκω	τοὺς λύκους
Vocative	λύκε	λύκω	λύκοι

Derived terms

λυκ-

λύκαινα λυκόφως λυκαυγές λυκανθρωπία

λυκίσκος λυκόπουλο λυκόσκυλο

λυκόστομα λυκοφιλία λυκοφωλιά

Descendants

• Greek: λύκος

References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G3074

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λύκος (lukos), from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /liko̞s/
• Hyphenation: λύ‧κος

Noun

λύκος (lýkos) m,   plural λύκοι

1. wolf
2. wolfdog
3. aggressive and bloodthirsty person
4. (pathology) lupus
5. cock of old hunting gun

Declension

declension of λύκος

	singular (ενικός)	plural (πληθυντικός)
nominative (ονομαστική)	λύκος	λύκοι
genitive (γενική)	λύκου	λύκων
accusative (αιτιατική)	λύκο	λύκους
vocative (κλητική)	λύκε	λύκοι