κύων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ. Cognates include Latin canis, Sanskrit श्वन् (śván) and Old English hund (English hound). The final (-n) in the nominative singular which was absent in *ḱwṓ was restored in Greek by analogy to other forms in the paradigm.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κῠ́ων (kúōn) m, f (genitive κῠνός); third declension

  1. a dog
    Ψύλλους ὁ κύων ἔχει. - Ὁ κύων ψύλλους ἔχει. - Ἔχει ὁ κύων ψύλλους.
    Psúllous ho kúōn ékhei. - Ho kúōn psúllous ékhei. - Ékhei ho kúōn psúllous.
    The dog has fleas.
  2. a bitch
  3. (pejorative) a bitch (used of women, to denote shamelessness or audacity)
  4. an offensive person

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