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γεράκι
hawk /ʝeˈraci/
nounC1#3470 most common
Also: falcon, bird of prey (loosely)
Example sentences
Το γεράκι πετάει ψηλά.
The hawk flies high.
Είδα ένα γεράκι πάνω στο δέντρο.
I saw a hawk on the tree.
Τα γεράκια κυνηγούν μικρά πουλιά και ποντίκια.
Hawks hunt small birds and mice.
Το γεράκι έπιασε το κουνέλι με τα νύχια του.
The hawk caught the rabbit with its claws.
Η φωλιά του γερακιού βρίσκεται ψηλά πάνω στον βράχο.
The hawk's nest sits high up on the cliff.
Ο πληθυσμός των γερακιών στην περιοχή μειώθηκε λόγω της αποψίλωσης των δασών.
The hawk population in the region has declined because of deforestation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το γεράκι | τα γεράκια |
| Genitive | του γερακιού | των γερακιών |
| Accusative | το γεράκι | τα γεράκια |
| Vocative | γεράκι | γεράκια |
Word family
ιέρακαςhawk, falcon (formal/literary term)
γερακάρηςfalconer
γερακίναa variety of apple, named for its coloring
γερακοφωλιάhawk's nest
Etymology
Γεράκι comes from Byzantine Greek γεράκιον, a diminutive of γέρακας, itself a later form of ancient Greek ἱέραξ, the word for hawk or falcon. Over time the diminutive form became the standard everyday word, while ἱέρακας survives as a more formal or literary synonym. The ultimate origin of ἱέραξ is not securely established; many scholars treat it as a word of Pre-Greek substrate origin rather than inherited Indo-European vocabulary.
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