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ἀλεκτρυών

ἀλεκτρυών

See also: Ἀλεκτρυών

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Mycenaean: 𐀀𐀨𐀓𐀶𐀬𐀺 (a-ra-ku-tu-ru-wo, /Alektruōn/)

Noun

ᾰ̓λεκτρῠών (alektruṓn) m, f (genitive ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνος); third declension

  1. (masculine) a male chicken: cock, rooster
  2. (feminine) a female chicken: hen
  3. guinea fowl

Inflection

Related terms

  • ἀλέκτωρ (aléktōr)
  • ἱππαλεκτρυών (hippalektruṓn)

Derived terms

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀλεκτρυών”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 64