Ancient Greek edit

 
ὁ ποιμενῐκὸς κῠ́ων. ὁ κύων ὑλακτεῖ· βαύ, βαύ.

Pronunciation edit

 

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ. Cognates include Latin canis, Sanskrit श्वन् (śván) and Old English hund (English hound). 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 edit

κῠ́ων (kúōnm 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
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Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Greek: κύων (kýon)
  • Tsakonian: κούε (koúe)

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle edit

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

  1. present active participle of κύω (kúō)
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