φασιανός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Φᾱσῐᾱνός (Phāsiānós, Phasian) (with the implied substantive ὄρνις (órnis, bird)) from Φᾶσῐς (Phâsis, Phasis), from where, it was supposed, the bird spread to the west.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φᾱσῐᾱνός (phāsiānósm (genitive φᾱσῐᾱνοῦ); second declension

  1. pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
    Synonym: τέταρος (tétaros)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: φασιανός (fasianós)
  • Classical Syriac: ܦܣܝܢܐ (pasyānā)
  • Hebrew: פסיון (pasyon)
  • Latin: phāsiānus (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Armenian: փասիան (pʻasian) (see there for further descendants)
  • Translingual: Phasianus

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).

Noun

φασιανός (fasianósm (plural φασιανοί)

  1. pheasant

Declension

Declension of φασιανός
singular plural
nominative φασιανός (fasianós) φασιανοί (fasianoí)
genitive φασιανού (fasianoú) φασιανών (fasianón)
accusative φασιανό (fasianó) φασιανούς (fasianoús)
vocative φασιανέ (fasiané) φασιανοί (fasianoí)

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