See also: πους

Ancient Greek edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Cognates include Mycenaean Greek 𐀡 (po) (dat. 𐀡𐀆 (po-de /⁠podei⁠/)), Latin pēs, Sanskrit पद् (pad), Old Armenian ոտն (otn) and հետ (het), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐍃 (fōtus) and Old English fōt (English foot).

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

πούς (poúsm (genitive ποδός); third declension

  1. foot
  2. leg
  3. (unit of measure) Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek and Byzantine unit of length originally based upon the length of a shod foot

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: -pod, pous
  • Byzantine Greek: πόδιν (pódin) (from diminutive πόδιον)

Further reading edit