άλογο

Greek

Etymology 1

From Koine Greek ἄλογον (álogon, “horse, cavalry”), neuter form of Ancient Greek ἄλογος (álogos, “unreasoning, speechless”, adjective). Used in the military to differentiate between soldiers—beings with reason and speech—and animals—unreasoning, "ἄλογον ζῶον (álogon zôon)". As soldiers mostly used horses, the meaning has been associated with them. Morphologically ά- (á-, “without”) +‎ λόγος (lógos, “reason, speech”).

Noun

άλογο • (álogo) n (plural άλογα, feminine αλόγα or αλογίνα)

1. horse
2. male horse, stallion
3. (chess, rare) knight

Declension

declension of άλογο

	singular	plural
nominative	άλογο •	άλογα •
genitive	αλόγου •	αλόγων •
accusative	άλογο •	άλογα •
vocative	άλογο •	άλογα •

Synonyms

• άτι n (áti)
• επιβήτορας m (epivítoras)
• ίππος m (íppos)

 

Coordinate terms

• πέταλο n (pétalo, “horseshoe”)
• πουλάρι n (poulári, “foal”)
• φοράδα f (foráda, “mare, female horse”)
• φοραδίτσα f (foradítsa, “filly, young mare”)

 

Related terms

• αλογάκι n (alogáki, “foal”)
• αλογάκια n pl (alogákia, “roundabout, carousel”)
• αλογάς m (alogás, “stableman, horse dealer”)
• αλογατάρης m (alogatáris, “horse dealer”)
• αλογίσιος (alogísios, “horsey, horse”, adjective)
• αλογόμυγα f (alogómyga, “horsefly”)
• αλογοουρά f (alogoourá, “horse's tail, ponytail”)
• αλογοπάζαρο n (alogopázaro, “horse fair”)
• αλογότριχα f (alogótricha, “horsehair”)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

άλογο • (álogo)

1. Accusative singular masculine form of άλογος (álogos).
2. Nominative, accusative and vocative singular neuter form of άλογος (álogos).

Further reading

• άλογο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el