άλογο

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek ἄλογον (álogon, horse, cavalry), neuter form of Ancient Greek ἄλογος (álogos, unreasoning, speechless, adjective). Used in the military to differentiate between soldiers—beings with reason and speech—and animals—unreasoning, "ἄλογον ζῶον". As soldiers mostly used horses, the meaning has been associated with them. Morphologically ά- (á-, without) + λόγος (lógos, reason, speech).

Noun

άλογο (álogo) n (plural άλογα, feminine αλόγα or αλογίνα)

  1. horse
  2. male horse, stallion
  3. (chess, rare) knight

Declension

Synonyms

  • άτι n (áti)
  • επιβήτορας m (epivítoras)

Coordinate terms

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Adjective

άλογο (álogo)

  1. Accusative singular masculine form of άλογος (álogos).
  2. Nominative, accusative and vocative singular neuter form of άλογος (álogos).

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