άλογο

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.lo.ɣo/
• Hyphenation: ά‧λο‧γο

Etymology 1

Inflectional form.

Adjective

άλογο • (álogo)

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

Etymology 2

For the animal, inherited from Koine Greek ἄλογον (álogon, “horse, cavalry”), neuter form of Ancient Greek ἄλογος (álogos, “unreasoning, speechless”, adjective).

For the unit of power, a semantic loan from Greek ίππος (íppos), from ancient Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

Noun

άλογο • (álogo) n (plural άλογα) & rare colloquial feminine: αλογίνα (alogína) & the derogatory -of women- αλόγα (alóga)

1. horse
2. male horse, stallion
3. (chess) knight, a colloquial alternative of ίππος (íppos)
4. (metric unit) horsepower, a collloquial alternative of ίππος (íppos) (for engines of cars)

Declension

Declension of άλογο

	singular	plural
nominative	άλογο •	άλογα •
genitive	αλόγου •	αλόγων •
accusative	άλογο •	άλογα •
vocative	άλογο •	άλογα •
Also, a demotic plural αλόγατα.

Synonyms

• άτι n (áti) (demotic, poetic)
• ίππος m (íppos) (formal)
• φαρί n (farí) (demotic, poetic)

also see

• а́лгу (álhu) (Mariupol Greek)

Coordinate terms

• επιβήτορας m (epivítoras)
• 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”)

See also

• καλπασμός m (kalpasmós, “gallopping, gallop”)
• τροχασμός m (trochasmós, “trotting”)

Further reading

• άλογο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el