αρκούδα

Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”), cognate with Pontic Greek άρκος (árkos) (also found in the New Testament – Rev. 13:2) and Greek άρκτος (árktos).

Noun

αρκούδα • (arkoúda) f (plural αρκούδες)

  1. bear

Declension
declension of αρκούδα
singular plural
nominative αρκούδα • αρκούδες •
genitive αρκούδας • αρκούδων •
accusative αρκούδα • αρκούδες •
vocative αρκούδα • αρκούδες •

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • το γέλιο της αρκούδας (to gélio tis arkoúdas, “laugh like a drain”, literally “laugh of a bear”)
  • το ξύλο της αρκούδας (to xýlo tis arkoúdas, “thorough beating; violence”, literally “wood of the bear”)
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