κυνοπόταμος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κύων (kúōn, dog) +‎ ποταμός (potamós, river).

Noun

κυνοπόταμος (kunopótamosm (genitive κυνοποτάμου); second declension

  1. (Byzantine) beaver
    Synonym: κάστωρ (kástōr)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Calabrian Greek: zinnopotamo (/⁠tsinnopótamo⁠/, otter)[1]
  • Sicilian: zinnapòtamu, zinnapòtaru

References

  1. ^ AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweizmap 440: “la lontra” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it