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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἱππικός (hippikós).[1] By surface analysis, ίππ(ος) (ípp(os)) +‎ -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.piˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: ιπ‧πι‧κός

Adjective

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ιππικός (ippikósm (feminine ιππική, neuter ιππικό)

  1. horse (attributive), equestrian
    ιππικά αθλήματαippiká athlímataequestrian sports
  2. cavalry (attributive)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ ιππικός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language