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)).
Declension
Synonyms
- αλώπηξ f (alópix)
- (obsolete): αλουπού f (aloupoú)
Derived terms
- αλεποπορδή f (alepopordí, “puffball”, literally “fox fart”)
- αλεπότρυπα f (alepótrypa, “foxhole”)
- αλεπουδάκι n (alepoudáki, “fox cub”)
- αλεπουδίσιος (alepoudísios, “vulpine, foxy”)
- αλεποφωλιά f (alepofoliá, “foxhole”)
- αλωπεκή f (alopekí, “foxfur”)
Further reading
- αλεπού in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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