γάτος

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek γάτος (gátos), from Koine Greek κάτος (kátos), from Latin cattus. Also see γάτα f (gáta).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.tos/
Hyphenation: γά‧τος

Noun

γάτος • (gátos) m (plural γάτοι)

masculine form of of γάτα (gáta) (cat): tomcat, a male domestic cat

Declension

Declension of γάτος

	singular	plural
nominative	γάτος •	γάτοι •
genitive	γάτου •	γάτων •
accusative	γάτο •	γάτους •
vocative	γάτε •	γάτοι •

Related terms

all compounds of -γατος like αγριόγατος (agriógatos, “wildcat”), σπιτόγατος (spitógatos, “homebody”)

and see: γάτα f (gáta, “cat”)

See also

αίλουρος m (aílouros, “feline, member of the cat family”)

References

^ γάτα, γάτος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

γάτος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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