αετός

Greek

Alternative forms

• αϊτός m (aïtós) (colloquial)

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.eˈtos/
• Hyphenation: α‧ε‧τός

Noun

αετός • (aetós) m (plural αετοί)

1. (bird) eagle
   1. kite (toy)

      Synonym: χαρταετός m (chartaetós)

   2. (figuratively) a clever resourceful person

      see: έξυπνος (éxypnos, “intelligent”)

2. (fish) eagle ray

   usually in the form αϊτός (aïtós)

   Synonym: σαλάχι (saláchi)

Declension

Declension of αετός

	singular	plural
nominative	αετός •	αετοί •
genitive	αετού •	αετών •
accusative	αετό •	αετούς •
vocative	αετέ •	αετοί •

Related terms

• αέτειος (aéteios, “aquiline”)
• αετίσιος (aetísios, “eagle, aquiline”)
• αετονύχης m (aetonýchis, “cunning cheat”)
• αετόπουλο n (aetópoulo, “eaglet”)
• αετοφωλιά f (aetofoliá, “eyrie, eagle's nest”)
• αλιάετος m (aliáetos, “sea eagle”)
• θαλασσαετός m (thalassaetós, “sea eagle”)
• χαρταετός m (chartaetós, “toy kite”)
• ψαραετός m (psaraetós, “osprey, fish eagle”)

Further reading

• αετός - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
• “αετός”, “αετο- compounds”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
• αετός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el (bird)