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κύων

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Ancient Greek

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ϖοιμενικὸς κύων. ὁ κύων ὑλακτεῖ· βαύ, βαύ.

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    From Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (dog). Cognates include Latin canis, Sanskrit श्वन् (śván) and Old English hund (English hound).[1] The final (-n) in the nominative singular which was absent in *ḱwṓ was restored in Greek by analogy to other forms in the paradigm.

    Noun

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    κῠ́ων (kŭ́ōnm or f (genitive κῠνός); third declension

    1. a dog
    2. a bitch
    3. (derogatory) a bitch (used of women, to denote shamelessness or audacity)
    4. an offensive person
    Declension
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    Derived terms
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    Descendants
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    • Greek: κύων (kýon)
    • Tsakonian: κούε (koúe)

    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Participle

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    κύων (kúōnm (feminine κύουσᾰ, neuter κύον); first/third declension

    1. present active participle of κύω (kúō)
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    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “κύων”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 811

    Further reading

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