γλουτός

Ancient Greek

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Noun

γλουτός (gloutós) m (genitive γλουτοῦ); second declension

  1. a buttock
    1. (of a horse) a haunch (contrasted with ἰσχίον (iskhíon, hip-joint))
  2. (anatomy) the greater trochanter of a femur
    • AD 5th C., Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον
    • 129 CE – 216 CE, Galen, Collected Works 2.773

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Etymology

Ancient Greek γλουτός (gloutós)

Noun

γλουτός (gloutós) m (plural γλουτοί)

  1. (anatomy) buttock, rump, gluteus maximus

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