πάγουρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Usually interpreted as derived from πάγος (págos, “crag, rock”) +‎ οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). However, this traditional etymology is unconvincing, like in σκίουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”). More probably this is a Pre-Greek word. Furnée compares also φάγρος (phágros, “red porgy”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰ́γουρος • (pắgouros) m (genitive πᾰγούρου); second declension

  1. crab
    Synonym: καρκίνος (karkínos)

Declension

Second declension of ὁ πᾰ́γουρος; τοῦ πᾰγούρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ πᾰ́γουρος
ho pắgouros 		τὼ πᾰγούρω
tṑ păgoúrō 		οἱ πᾰ́γουροι
hoi pắgouroi
Genitive τοῦ πᾰγούρου
toû păgoúrou 		τοῖν πᾰγούροιν
toîn păgoúroin 		τῶν πᾰγούρων
tôn păgoúrōn
Dative τῷ πᾰγούρῳ
tōî păgoúrōi 		τοῖν πᾰγούροιν
toîn păgoúroin 		τοῖς πᾰγούροις
toîs păgoúrois
Accusative τὸν πᾰ́γουρον
tòn pắgouron 		τὼ πᾰγούρω
tṑ păgoúrō 		τοὺς πᾰγούρους
toùs păgoúrous
Vocative πᾰ́γουρε
pắgoure 		πᾰγούρω
păgoúrō 		πᾰ́γουροι
pắgouroi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: πάγουρος (págouros)
  • → Latin: pagūrus
  • → Translingual: Pagurus
  • → Ottoman Turkish: پاغوریه (pağurya)
    • → Turkish: bağurya, bağırya, bavurya, pavurya

Further reading

Greek

Noun

πάγουρος • (págouros) m

  1. hermit crab
  2. (colloquial) crab

Declension

Declension of πάγουρος
singular plural
nominative πάγουρος (págouros) πάγουροι (págouroi)
genitive πάγουρου (págourou)
παγούρου (pagoúrou) 		πάγουρων (págouron)
παγούρων (pagoúron)
accusative πάγουρο (págouro) πάγουρους (págourous)
παγούρους (pagoúrous)
vocative πάγουρε (págoure) πάγουροι (págouroi)

Second forms are formal. 

Synonyms

See also

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