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λύκος
wolf /ˈli.kos/
nounB2#2239 most common
Also: a solitary or predatory person (figurative)
Example sentences
Ο λύκος είναι ζώο.
The wolf is an animal.
Στο δάσος ζει ένας λύκος.
A wolf lives in the forest.
Ο λύκος κυνηγάει τα πρόβατα τη νύχτα.
The wolf hunts sheep at night.
Στο παραμύθι, ο λύκος προσπαθεί να φάει τα γουρουνάκια.
In the fairy tale, the wolf tries to eat the little pigs.
Οι λύκοι κυνηγούν σε αγέλες για να πιάσουν τη λεία τους.
Wolves hunt in packs to catch their prey.
Η επανεμφάνιση του λύκου σε περιοχές της Ελλάδας έχει αναζωπυρώσει τη συζήτηση για τη διαχείριση της άγριας πανίδας.
The reappearance of the wolf in parts of Greece has revived the debate over wildlife management.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο λύκος | οι λύκοι |
| Genitive | του λύκου | των λύκων |
| Accusative | τον λύκο | τους λύκους |
| Vocative | λύκε | λύκοι |
Word family
λύκαιναshe-wolf
λυκόσκυλοwolfdog
λυκόφωςtwilight, dusk
λυκανθρωπίαlycanthropy
λύκειοlyceum, upper secondary schoolEtymology
Λύκος descends unchanged in form and meaning from Ancient Greek λύκος, meaning wolf. It traces back to the Proto-Indo-European word for wolf, one of the most stable animal names across the family. The Greek form shows the expected loss of the initial glide and shift of the labiovelar to a plain velar.
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