λαγός

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λαγώς (lagṓs), from λαγωός (lagōós), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg (“to droop, be slack, languid”) in the sense of drooping ears; see also Latin langueo and languidis, Ancient Greek [Term?] (“shrunken, slack”) and [Term?] (“lascivious, lustful”).

Noun

λαγός • (lagós) m (plural λαγοί, feminine λαγουδίνα or λαγίνα)

hare, male hare
jackrabbit (US)

Declension

declension of λαγός

	singular	plural
nominative	λαγός •	λαγοί •
genitive	λαγού •	λαγών •
accusative	λαγό •	λαγούς •
vocative	λαγέ •	λαγοί •

Derived terms

λαγάς m (lagás, “hare hunter”)
λαγουδάκι n (lagoudáki, “small hare, bunny”)
λαγουδίνα f (lagoudína, “female hare”)