Usually interpreted as derived from πάγος (págos, “crag, rock”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). However, this traditional etymology is unconvincing, like in σκίουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”). More probably this is a Pre-Greek word. Furnée compares also φάγρος (phágros, “red porgy”).
πᾰ́γουρος • (págouros) m (genitive πᾰγούρου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ πᾰ́γουρος ho págouros |
τὼ πᾰγούρω tṑ pagoúrō |
οἱ πᾰ́γουροι hoi págouroi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ πᾰγούρου toû pagoúrou |
τοῖν πᾰγούροιν toîn pagoúroin |
τῶν πᾰγούρων tôn pagoúrōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ πᾰγούρῳ tôi pagoúrōi |
τοῖν πᾰγούροιν toîn pagoúroin |
τοῖς πᾰγούροις toîs pagoúrois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν πᾰ́γουρον tòn págouron |
τὼ πᾰγούρω tṑ pagoúrō |
τοὺς πᾰγούρους toùs pagoúrous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | πᾰ́γουρε págoure |
πᾰγούρω pagoúrō |
πᾰ́γουροι págouroi | ||||||||||
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πάγουρος • (págouros) m
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πάγουρος (págouros) | πάγουροι (págouroi) |
| genitive | πάγουρου (págourou) παγούρου (pagoúrou) |
πάγουρων (págouron) παγούρων (pagoúron) |
| accusative | πάγουρο (págouro) | πάγουρους (págourous) παγούρους (pagoúrous) |
| vocative | πάγουρε (págoure) | πάγουροι (págouroi) |
Second forms are formal.