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Cappadocian Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek σκυλίον (skulíon), a diminutive of Ancient Greek σκύλος (skúlos).
Noun
σ̌κυλί (škylí)
- dog
See also
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek σκυλίον (skulíon), a diminutive of from Ancient Greek σκύλος (skúlos); cf. σκύλαξ (skúlax). See also σκυλάκι (skyláki).
Cognate with Mariupol Greek щилы́ (śilý).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sciˈli/
- Hyphenation: σκυ‧λί
Noun
σκυλί • (skylí) n (plural σκυλιά, masculine σκύλος, feminine σκύλα)
- dog (Canis lupus familiaris) (general term for both sexes)
Στο πάρκο βλέπεις πάντα πολλά σκυλιά.- Sto párko vlépeis pánta pollá skyliá.
- You always see loads of dogs in the park.
- (derogatory, figuratively) beast, brute (violent person with wild behaviour)
Μην αφήσεις αυτό το σκυλί κοντά στα παιδιά σου!- Min afíseis aftó to skylí kontá sta paidiá sou!
- Don't let that beast close to your kids!
- (figuratively) hard worker (someone who works tirelessly and with great success)
Αυτή είναι σκυλί στη δουλειά της.- Aftí eínai skylí sti douleiá tis.
- She is a tirelessly hard worker.
Declension
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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σκυλί (skylí)
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σκυλιά (skyliá)
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genitive
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σκυλιού (skylioú)
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σκυλιών (skylión)
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accusative
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σκυλί (skylí)
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σκυλιά (skyliá)
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vocative
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σκυλί (skylí)
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σκυλιά (skyliá)
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Derived terms
- σκυλάκι n (skyláki, “lap dog, puppy”) (diminutive)
- σκυλίσιος (skylísios, “canine”) (adjective)
- σκυλάδικο n (skyládiko, “low quality nightclub”)
- σκυλάς m (skylás, “low quality singer”)
- σκυλιάζω (skyliázo, “to rage”)
- σκύλιασμα n (skýliasma, “violent anger”)
- σκυλο- (skylo-) (general prefix)
- σκυλοβαριέμαι (skylovariémai, “to be bored”)
- πεθαίνω σαν το σκυλί (pethaíno san to skylí, “to die a dog's death”)
- κακό σκυλί ψόφο δεν έχει (kakó skylí psófo den échei, “bad people last the longest”) (literally: "a bad dog won't die")
- τρώγονται σαν τα σκυλιά (trógontai san ta skyliá, “(they are) at each other's throats”) (literally: "they are eating one another like dogs")
- ρεζίλι των σκυλιών (rezíli ton skylión, “laughing stock”) (literally: "laughing stock of the dogs")
- σκυλοβρίζω (skylovrízo, “to shower abuse”)
- σκυλοβρίσιμο n (skylovrísimo)
- σκυλόδοντο n (skylódonto, “canine tooth”)
- σκυλοκαβγάς m (skylokavgás)
- σκυλολόι n (skylolói)
- σκυλομούρης m (skylomoúris, “ugly”)
- σκυλοπνίχτης m (skylopníchtis, “old boat, old tub”)
- σκυλόψαρο n (skylópsaro, “dogfish”)
See also
- ζαγάρι n (zagári, “hunting dog”)
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