οὐροπύγιον

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word οὐροπύγιον. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word οὐροπύγιον, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say οὐροπύγιον in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word οὐροπύγιον you have here. The definition of the word οὐροπύγιον will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofοὐροπύγιον, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ὄρρος (órrhos, “rump, tail”) +‎ πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”) +‎ -ιον (-ion).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

οὐροπῡ́γῐον • (ouropū́gion) n (genitive οὐροπῡγῐ́ου); second declension

  1. The rump and tail feathers of a bird.
  2. The tail and/or rump of any animal.

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ οὐροπῡ́γῐον; τοῦ οὐροπῡγῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ οὐροπῡ́γῐον
tò ouropū́gion 		τὼ οὐροπῡγῐ́ω
tṑ ouropūgíō 		τᾰ̀ οὐροπῡ́γῐᾰ
tà ouropū́gia
Genitive τοῦ οὐροπῡγῐ́ου
toû ouropūgíou 		τοῖν οὐροπῡγῐ́οιν
toîn ouropūgíoin 		τῶν οὐροπῡγῐ́ων
tôn ouropūgíōn
Dative τῷ οὐροπῡγῐ́ῳ
tôi ouropūgíōi 		τοῖν οὐροπῡγῐ́οιν
toîn ouropūgíoin 		τοῖς οὐροπῡγῐ́οις
toîs ouropūgíois
Accusative τὸ οὐροπῡ́γῐον
tò ouropū́gion 		τὼ οὐροπῡγῐ́ω
tṑ ouropūgíō 		τᾰ̀ οὐροπῡ́γῐᾰ
tà ouropū́gia
Vocative οὐροπῡ́γῐον
ouropū́gion 		οὐροπῡγῐ́ω
ouropūgíō 		οὐροπῡ́γῐᾰ
ouropū́gia
Notes:

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia