οκτάπους
See also: ὀκτάπους
Greek
editEtymology
editLearnedly, from Ancient Greek ὀκτάπους (oktápous) (adjective, also substantivised), from ὀκτα- (okta-, “eight-”), ὀκτώ (oktṓ), modern spelling οκτώ (októ, “eight”) and πούς m (poús, “foot”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editοκτάπους • (oktápous) m (plural οκτάποδες)
- (archaic) dated form of χταπόδι (chtapódi, “octopus”) literally: "with eight feet"
- older spelling: ὀκτάπους (oktápous)
Declension
editInflectional forms from the declension of the ancient ὀκτάπους (oktápous), genitive ὀκτάποδος (oktápodos), according to the inflection of the second combining form, πούς (poús).
Related terms
edit- άπους (ápous, “without feet”)
Further reading
edit- οκτάπους - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.