λύκαινα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λύκος (lúkos, wolf) +‎ -αινᾰ (-aina).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λῠ́καινᾰ (lúkainaf (genitive λῠκαίνης); first declension

  1. she-wolf

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: λύκαινα (lýkaina)

References

Greek

Etymology

λύκος (lýkos, wolf) +‎ -αινα (-aina, feminising)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: λύ‧και‧να

Noun

λύκαινα (lýkainaf (plural λύκαινες, masculine λύκος)

  1. she-wolf

Declension

Declension of λύκαινα
singular plural
nominative λύκαινα (lýkaina) λύκαινες (lýkaines)
genitive λύκαινας (lýkainas) λυκαινών (lykainón)
accusative λύκαινα (lýkaina) λύκαινες (lýkaines)
vocative λύκαινα (lýkaina) λύκαινες (lýkaines)