πους

See also: πούς

Greek

Alternative forms

• πόδας (pódas) (with a modern ending)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpus/

Noun

πους • (pous) m (plural πόδες)

1. (archaic, unit of measure) formal, learned form of πόδι (pódi), foot
2. (archaic, poetry) formal, learned form of πόδας (pódas), metrical foot

Declension

Inflectional forms from the declension of the ancient πούς (poús).\

Synonyms

• πόδι n (pódi) (Standard Modern Greek)

Related terms

• άπους (ápous, “feetless”)
• βραδύπους (vradýpous, “with slow feet; sloth”)
• εξάπους (exápous, “with six feet”)
• οκτάπους (oktápous, “octapus; with eight feet”)
• πλατύπους (platýpous, “flat-footed; platypus”)

See also

• Appendix:Greek number and measurement

Further reading

• πους - 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.