ὄνος

See also: όνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Pre-Greek. Compare Latin asinus and Old Armenian էշ (ēš).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὄνος (ónos) m or f (genitive ὄνου); second declension

  1. ass, donkey
  2. hake (fish)
  3. woodlouse
  4. wingless locust
  5. windlass

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • περὶ ὄνου σκιᾶς (perì ónou skiâs, for a trifle)
  • ὄνου πόκαι (ónou pókai), ὄνου πόκες (ónou pókes, pigeon's milk)
  • ὄνων φάτνη (ónōn phátnē, Beehive Cluster)
  • ἀπ’ ὄνου καταπεσεῖν (ap’ ónou katapeseîn, one who gets into a scrape by his own clumsiness)
  • ὄνος ὕεται (ónos húetai, one who is unmoved by what is done or said)
  • ὄνος ἄγω μυστήρια (ónos ágō mustḗria, my part is to carry burdens)
  • ὄνων ὑβριστότερος (ónōn hubristóteros, of wanton behaviour)

Descendants

References

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