ποταμόχοιρος
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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Potamochoerus. By surface analysis, ποτάμι (potámi, “river”) + χοίρος (choíros, “pig”).
Noun
ποταμόχοιρος • (potamóchoiros) m (plural ποταμόχοίροι)
- bush pig (Potamochoerus sp.)
- ποταμόχοιρος των θάμνων
- potamóchoiros ton thámnon
- bush pig, Potamochoerus larvatus
- (literally, “Potamochoerus of bushes”)
- κόκκινος ποταμόχοιρος
- kókkinos potamóchoiros
- red river hog, Potamochoerus porcus
- (literally, “red Potamochoerus”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ποταμόχοίρος (potamóchoíros) | ποταμόχοίροι (potamóchoíroi) |
| genitive | ποταμόχοίρου (potamóchoírou) | ποταμόχοίρων (potamóchoíron) |
| accusative | ποταμόχοίρο (potamóchoíro) | ποταμόχοίρους (potamóchoírous) |
| vocative | ποταμόχοίρε (potamóchoíre) | ποταμόχοίροι (potamóchoíroi) |
See also
ποταμόχοιρος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
