όρνιο
Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- όρνεο n (órneo)
Etymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ὄρνεον (órneon).
Noun
editόρνιο • (órnio) n (plural όρνια)
- vulture, especially griffon vulture
- (more generally) bird of prey
- (figuratively) stupid person
Declension
editDeclension of όρνιο
Coordinate terms
edit- αρπακτικό πτηνό n (arpaktikó ptinó, “bird of prey”)
- πτωματοφάγο n (ptomatofágo, “carrion eater”)
- γυπαετός m (gypaetós, “lammergeier”)
Descendants
edit- → Aromanian: ornji
Further reading
edit- όρνιο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- όρνιο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el