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 • (ippokómos) m (plural ιπποκόμοι)
- groom (a person who looks after horses)
- equerry (an officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ιπποκόμος (ippokómos) | ιπποκόμοι (ippokómoi) |
| genitive | ιπποκόμου (ippokómou) | ιπποκόμων (ippokómon) |
| accusative | ιπποκόμο (ippokómo) | ιπποκόμους (ippokómous) |
| vocative | ιπποκόμε (ippokóme) | ιπποκόμοι (ippokómoi) |
Related terms
- see: ίππος m (íppos)
See also
- σταβλίτης m (stavlítis, “stablehand”)
References
- ^ ιπποκόμος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language