λαγώς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *λαγοωυσός (*lagoōusós, with flabby ears), from *λαγο- (*lago-) (possibly the same root as English slack) and οὖς (oûs).[1] Typologically compare Ossetian тӕрхъус (tærqus, hare, literally long-ear).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λᾰγώς (lagṓs) m (genitive λᾰγώ); second declension

  1. a hare
  2. a coward

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: λαγός (lagós)
  • Persian: لاغوس (lâğus) (obsolete)
  • Translingual: Lagos

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 821–822

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