λαγός

Greek

Etymology

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

λαγός • (lagós) m (plural λαγοί, feminine λαγουδίνα or λαγίνα)

1. hare, male hare
2. jackrabbit (US)

Declension

Declension of λαγός

	singular	plural
nominative	λαγός (lagós)	λαγοί (lagoí)
genitive	λαγού (lagoú)	λαγών (lagón)
accusative	λαγό (lagó)	λαγούς (lagoús)
vocative	λαγέ (lagé)	λαγοί (lagoí)

Derived terms

• 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

• κουνέλι n (kounéli, “rabbit”)

Further reading

• λαγός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el