λαγών

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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According to Beekes, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₁g- (weak, faint) the same root of λαγαρός (lagarós, hollow, sunken), λαγαίω (lagaíō, to release), λάγνος (lágnos, lascivious), λήγω (lḗgō, to stop, cease) and λωγάνιον (lōgánion, dewlap of oxen).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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λᾰγών (lagṓnf or m (genitive λᾰγόνος); third declension

  1. (anatomy) hollow on each side below the ribs, flank
    Synonym: κενεών (keneṓn)
  2. (in the plural, in Later Greek) womb
  3. (figuratively) any hollow, also of cups
  4. flank of a mountain
  5. side of a grave

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Greek: λαγόνα (lagóna)

Further reading

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Greek

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Noun

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λαγών (lagónm

  1. genitive plural of λαγός (lagós)