κυνηγετικός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

PIE word
*ḱwṓ

From κυνηγέτης (kunēgétēs, hunter) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Κυνηγέτης (Kunēgétēs) is derived from κύων (kúōn, dog) (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (dog)) + ἡγέτης (hēgétēs, leader) (ultimately from ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, to lead)).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κῠνηγετῐκός (kunēgetikósm (feminine κῠνηγετῐκή, neuter κῠνηγετῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. related to hunting

Declension

Descendants

  • Catalan: cinegètic
  • English: cynegetic
  • French: cynégétique

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