λαγός
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek λαγώς (lagṓs), from λαγωός (lagōós), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg (“to droop, be slack, languid”) in the sense of drooping ears; see also Latin langueo and languidis, Ancient Greek [Term?] (“shrunken, slack”) and [Term?] (“lascivious, lustful”).
Noun
[edit]λαγός • (lagós) m (plural λαγοί, feminine λαγουδίνα or λαγίνα)
- hare, male hare
- jackrabbit (US)
Declension
[edit]Declension of λαγός
Derived terms
[edit]- λαγάς m (lagás, “hare hunter”)
- λαγουδάκι n (lagoudáki, “small hare, bunny”)
- λαγουδίνα f (lagoudína, “female hare”)
- άλλα τα μάτια του λαγού κι άλλα της κουκουβάγιας (álla ta mátia tou lagoú ki álla tis koukouvágias, “apples and oranges”) (literally: the hare's eyes are one and the owl's are another)
See also
[edit]- κουνέλι n (kounéli, “rabbit”)
Further reading
[edit]λαγός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el