αστράγαλος
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos).
Pronunciation
Noun
αστράγαλος • (astrágalos) m (plural αστράγαλοι)
- (anatomy) ankle, anklebone
- Coordinate term: (ankle joint) ποδοκνημική άρθρωση (podoknimikí árthrosi)
- hock (joint of horse, pig, etc)
- (games) jacks, knucklebones
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αστράγαλος (astrágalos) | αστράγαλοι (astrágaloi) |
| genitive | αστραγάλου (astragálou) | αστραγάλων (astragálon) |
| accusative | αστράγαλο (astrágalo) | αστραγάλους (astragálous) |
| vocative | αστράγαλε (astrágale) | αστράγαλοι (astrágaloi) |
Coordinate terms
Related terms
- αστράγγιστος (astrángistos, “unsprained”, adjective)
Further reading
αστράγαλος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- αστράγαλος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
