αλεπού
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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ἀλωπού (alōpoú), ἀλωπώ (alōpṓ), from Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), from Proto-Hellenic *alōpēkos (similar to Old Armenian աղուէս (ałuēs)), diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p ~ *h₂ulp (“(red) fox”) (compare Latin volpēs, Lithuanian lãpė, Albanian dhelpër, Persian روباه (rubâh)).
Noun
αλεπού • (alepoú) f (plural αλεπούδες)
- fox
- (figuratively) cunning or sly person
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αλεπού (alepoú) | αλεπούδες (alepoúdes) |
| genitive | αλεπούς (alepoús) | αλεπούδων (alepoúdon) |
| accusative | αλεπού (alepoú) | αλεπούδες (alepoúdes) |
| vocative | αλεπού (alepoú) | αλεπούδες (alepoúdes) |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- αλεποπορδή f (alepopordí, “puffball”, literally “fox fart”)
- αλεπότρυπα f (alepótrypa, “foxhole”)
- αλεπουδάκι n (alepoudáki, “fox cub”)
- αλεπουδίσιος (alepoudísios, “vulpine, foxy”)
- αλεποφωλιά f (alepofoliá, “foxhole”)
- αλωπεκή f (alopekí, “foxfur”)
Further reading
- αλεπού, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
αλεπού on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
