Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From *λαγοωυσός (*lagoōusós, with flabby ears), from *λαγο- (*lago-) (possibly the same root as English slack) and οὖς (oûs).[1] Typologically compare Ossetian тӕрхъус (tærqus, hare, literally long-ear).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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λᾰγώς (lagṓsm (genitive λᾰγώ); second declension

  1. hare
    Synonyms: δασύπους (dasúpous), πτώξ (ptṓx)
  2. coward
  3. sea hare (gastropod of the genus Aplysia)
  4. (astronomy) Lepus, a winter constellation
  5. kind of bandage

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: λαγός (lagós)
  • Persian: لاغوس (lâğus) (obsolete)
  • English: lagomorph
  • Translingual: Lagos, Lagurus

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 821–822

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