κυνηγέτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κŭνᾱγέτᾱς (kŭnāgétās)Doric

Etymology

From κύων (kúōn, dog) (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (dog)) + ἡγέτης (hēgétēs, leader) (ultimately from ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, to lead)).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κῠνηγέτης • (kŭnēgétēsm (genitive κῠνηγέτου); second declension

  1. hunter, huntsman

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