αλογόμυγα

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Greek

Etymology

From άλογο (álogo, “horse”) +‎ μύγα (mýga, “fly”), continuing Koine Greek ἀλογομυῖα (alogomuîa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aloˈɣomiɣa/
  • Hyphenation: α‧λο‧γό‧μυ‧γα

Noun

αλογόμυγα • (alogómyga) f (plural αλογόμυγες)

  1. horsefly (flies of the family Tabanidae that suck the blood of mammals)
    Όταν πήγαμε να κολυμπήσουμε στη λίμνη, μας τσιμπούσαν αλογόμυγες.
    Ótan pígame na kolympísoume sti límni, mas tsimpoúsan alogómyges.
    When we went to go swimming in the lake, horseflies were biting us.

Declension

Declension of αλογόμυγα
singular plural
nominative αλογόμυγα • αλογόμυγες •
genitive αλογόμυγας • αλογομυγών •
accusative αλογόμυγα • αλογόμυγες •
vocative αλογόμυγα • αλογόμυγες •

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