αλεπού

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἀλωπού (alōpoú), from Byzantine Greek ἀλωπώ (alōpṓ), from Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), from Proto-Hellenic *alōpēḱos (similar to Old Armenian աղուէս (ałuēs)), diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p ~ *h₂ulp ((red) fox) (compare Latin volpēs, Lithuanian lãpė, Albanian dhelpër, Persian روباه (rubâh)).

Noun

αλεπού (alepoú) f (plural αλεπούδες)

  1. fox
  2. (figuratively) cunning or sly person

Declension

Synonyms

  • αλώπηξ f (alópix)
  • (obsolete): αλουπού f (aloupoú)

Derived terms

Further reading

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