όρνιο
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Greek
Alternative forms
- όρνεο n (órneo)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὄρνεον (órneon).
Noun
όρνιο • (órnio) n (plural όρνια)
- vulture, especially griffon vulture
- (more generally) bird of prey
- (figuratively) stupid person
Declension
Declension of όρνιο
Coordinate terms
- αρπακτικό πτηνό n (arpaktikó ptinó, “bird of prey”)
- πτωματοφάγο n (ptomatofágo, “carrion eater”)
- γυπαετός m (gypaetós, “lammergeier”)
Descendants
- → Aromanian: ornji
Further reading
- όρνιο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
όρνιο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
