χοίρος

See also: χοῖρος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χοῖρος (khoîros).

Noun

χοίρος • (choíros) m (plural χοίροι)

pig

Declension

declension of χοίρος

	singular	plural
nominative	χοίρος •	χοίροι •
genitive	χοίρου •	χοίρων •
accusative	χοίρο •	χοίρους •
vocative	χοίρε •	χοίροι •

Synonyms

γουρούνα f (gouroúna, “sow, female pig”)
γουρούνι n (gouroúni, “pig, swine, hog”)
κάπρος m (kápros, “boar, wild boar”)

Related terms

αγριόχοιρος m (agrióchoiros, “wild boar”)
χοιρινή f (choiriní, “pork chop”)
χοιρινό n (choirinó, “pork”)
χοιρομέρι n (choiroméri, “cured pork, ham”)
χοιροστάσιο n (choirostásio, “pigsty”)

Further reading

Οικόσιτος χοίρος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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