αρκούδα
Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”), cognate with Pontic Greek άρκος (árkos) (also found in the New Testament – Rev. 13:2) and Greek άρκτος (árktos).
Noun
αρκούδα • (arkoúda) f (plural αρκούδες)
Declension
Declension of αρκούδα
Synonyms
- άρκτος f (árktos)
Derived terms
- πολική αρκούδα f (polikí arkoúda, “polar bear”)
Related terms
- το γέλιο της αρκούδας (to gélio tis arkoúdas, “laugh like a drain”, literally “laugh of a bear”)
- το ξύλο της αρκούδας (to xýlo tis arkoúdas, “thorough beating; violence”, literally “wood of the bear”)