ποντικός

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ποντικός, from the Ancient Greek Ποντικός μῦς (Pontikós mûs, a kind of weasel), that is a μῦς (mûs, mouse) from Pontus (Ποντικός (Pontikós, Pontic). Also see the Mediaeval diminutives ποντίκιν (pontíkin), ποντίκιον (pontíkion), Modern Greek ποντίκι (pontíki).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pon.diˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: πο‧ντι‧κός

Noun

ποντικός (pontikósm (plural ποντικοί)

  1. (zoology) mouse

Declension

singular plural
nominative ποντικός (pontikós) ποντικοί (pontikoí)
genitive ποντικού (pontikoú) ποντικών (pontikón)
accusative ποντικό (pontikó) ποντικούς (pontikoús)
vocative ποντικέ (pontiké) ποντικοί (pontikoí)

Alternative forms

Synonyms

  • μυς m (mys, muscle, mouse) (formal)

Derived terms

Further reading

References

  1. ^ ποντικός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language