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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”). Sense 4 is a semantic loan from French cheval.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.pos/
- Hyphenation: ίπ‧πος
Noun
ίππος • (íppos) m (plural ίπποι)
- (formal) horse
- Synonyms: άλογο (álogo), άτι (áti)
- (formal, chess) knight
- Synonym: άλογο (álogo)
- (gymnastics) pommel horse
- horsepower
- Synonym: άλογο (álogo)
Declension
See also
- see: άλογο n (álogo, “horse”)
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