ασκός
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈskos/
Noun
ασκός • (askós) m (plural ασκοί)
- animal skin, goatskin
- wineskin, container like this
- bag
- Ο Αίολος έκλεισε μέσα σ’ ένα ασκό όλους τους ανέμους και τον έδωσε στον Οδυσσέα.
- O Aíolos ékleise mésa s’ éna askó ólous tous anémous kai ton édose ston Odysséa.
- Aeolus bound all the winds in a bag and gave it to Odysseus.
- (anatomy) sac, utricle
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ασκός (askós) | ασκοί (askoí) |
| genitive | ασκού (askoú) | ασκών (askón) |
| accusative | ασκό (askó) | ασκούς (askoús) |
| vocative | ασκέ (aské) | ασκοί (askoí) |
Coordinate terms
- see: δέρμα n (dérma, “skin, hide”) for other kinds of skin
Related terms
Further reading
- ασκός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- ασκός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language