ιπποκόμος

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἱπποκόμος (hippokómos).[1] By surface analysis, ίππος (íppos) +‎ -κόμος (-kómos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.poˈko.mos/
  • Hyphenation: ιπ‧πο‧κό‧μος

Noun

ιπποκόμος • (ippokómosm (plural ιπποκόμοι)

  1. groom (a person who looks after horses)
  2. equerry (an officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank)

Declension

Declension of ιπποκόμος
singular plural
nominative ιπποκόμος (ippokómos) ιπποκόμοι (ippokómoi)
genitive ιπποκόμου (ippokómou) ιπποκόμων (ippokómon)
accusative ιπποκόμο (ippokómo) ιπποκόμους (ippokómous)
vocative ιπποκόμε (ippokóme) ιπποκόμοι (ippokómoi)

See also

  • σταβλίτης m (stavlítis, stablehand)

References

  1. ^ ιπποκόμος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language