κουνέλι
Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian coniglio (dialectal cunelo, plural cuneli). Hellenistic Koine noun κύνικλος m (kúniklos), (rare κόνικλος (kóniklos)). Also see Latin cunīculus.[1] Compare English cony.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈneli/
- Hyphenation: κου‧νέ‧λι
Noun
κουνέλι • (kounéli) n (plural κουνέλια)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κουνέλι (kounéli) | κουνέλια (kounélia) |
| genitive | κουνελιού (kounelioú) | κουνελιών (kounelión) |
| accusative | κουνέλι (kounéli) | κουνέλια (kounélia) |
| vocative | κουνέλι (kounéli) | κουνέλια (kounélia) |
Synonyms
- (obsolete) κόνικλος m (kóniklos) (found in compounds)
Derived terms
- κουνελάκι n (kouneláki, “baby rabbit, bunny”) (diminutive)
- κούνελος m (koúnelos)
- κουνέλα f (kounéla)
- το πνίγει το κουνέλι (to pnígei to kounéli, “has sexual intercourses”) (unexpected, showing surprise)
Related terms
- κονικλοτροφείο n (koniklotrofeío, “rabbit farm”)
- κονικλοτροφία f (koniklotrofía, “the breeding of rabbits”)
See also
- λαγός m (lagós, “hare”)
References
- ^ κουνέλι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
- κουνέλι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el