"λύκος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /lý.kos/, /ˈly.kos/, /ˈli.kos/, /lý.kos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈly.kos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈly.kos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈly.kos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈli.kos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *lúkos, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”) with metathesis. Cognates include Sanskrit वृक (vṛ́ka), Latin lupus (also showing metathesis), Old English wulf (English wolf) and Russian волк (volk). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*lúkos}} Proto-Hellenic *lúkos, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*wĺ̥kʷos|t=wolf}} Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”), {{cog|sa|वृक|tr=vṛ́ka}} Sanskrit वृक (vṛ́ka), {{cog|la|lupus}} Latin lupus, {{cog|ang|wulf}} Old English wulf, {{cog|en|wolf}} English wolf, {{cog|ru|волк}} Russian волк (volk) Head templates: {{grc-noun|λῠ́κος|λῠ́κου|m|second}} λῠ́κος • (lúkos) m (genitive λῠ́κου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|λῠ́κος|ου}} Forms: λῠ́κος [canonical], lúkos [romanization], λῠ́κου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ λῠ́κος [nominative, singular], τὼ λῠ́κω [dual, nominative], οἱ λῠ́κοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ λῠ́κου [genitive, singular], τοῖν λῠ́κοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν λῠ́κων [genitive, plural], τῷ λῠ́κῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν λῠ́κοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς λῠ́κοις [dative, plural], τὸν λῠ́κον [accusative, singular], τὼ λῠ́κω [accusative, dual], τοὺς λῠ́κους [accusative, plural], λῠ́κε [singular, vocative], λῠ́κω [dual, vocative], λῠ́κοι [plural, vocative]
  1. wolf
    Sense id: en-λύκος-grc-noun-92thuWLb
  2. curb bit
    Sense id: en-λύκος-grc-noun-feusGDC7 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 3 94 3 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 13 74 13 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 12 76 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 47 1 1 19 2 3 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 49 1 1 20 1 2 26
  3. a kind of jackdaw
    Sense id: en-λύκος-grc-noun-lc-8Cgs3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: αἰνόλῠκος (ainólukos) (english: horrible wolf) [masculine], Αὐτόλῠκος (Autólukos) [masculine], κῠνόλῠκος (kunólukos) [masculine], λῠκάγχη (lukánkhē) [feminine], λῠ́καινα (lúkaina) (english: she-wolf) [feminine], λῠκαινίς (lukainís) (english: she-wolf) [feminine], λῠκαινόμορφος (lukainómorphos) (english: she-wolf-shaped), Λῠ́καιον (Lúkaion) [neuter], Λῠκαιονίκης (Lukaioníkēs) [masculine], Λῠκαῖος (Lukaîos) (english: Lycaean), λῠκανθρωπῐ́ᾱ (lukanthrōpíā) (english: a kind of madness) [feminine], λῠκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos) (english: man-wolf) [feminine, masculine], Λῠκᾱονῐ́ᾱ (Lukāoníā) [feminine], λῠκαυγής (lukaugḗs) (english: of grey-twilight), λῠκάων (lukáōn) (english: man-wolf) [masculine], λῠκέη (lukéē) (english: wolfʼs-skin) [feminine], λῠκεία (lukeía) (english: helmet of wolf-skin) [feminine], Λῠ́κειον (Lúkeion) [neuter], λῠ́κειος (lúkeios) (english: of a wolf), λῠκῆ (lukê) (english: 'λῠκέη') [feminine], λῠκηδόν (lukēdón) (english: wolf-like) [adverb], λῠκηθμός (lukēthmós) (english: wolfʼs howl) [masculine], Λῠκία (Lukía) [feminine], Λῠκιάρχης (Lukiárkhēs) [masculine], λῠκῐδεύς (lukideús) (english: wolfʼs cub) [masculine], λῠ́κιον (lúkion) (english: Rhamnus petiolaris) [neuter], Λῠ́κιος (Lúkios) [feminine], λῠκόβρωτος (lukóbrōtos) (english: eaten by wolves), λῠκοδίωκτος (lukodíōktos) (english: wolf-chased), λῠκοειδής (lukoeidḗs) (english: wolf-like), λῠκοεργής (lukoergḗs), λῠκοθαρσής (lukotharsḗs) (english: not fearing wolves), λῠκοκτονέω (lukoktonéō) (english: slay wolves), λῠκοκτόνος (lukoktónos) (english: wolf-slaying), λῠ́κολυγξ (lúkolunx) (english: wolf-lynx) [masculine], Λῠκομήδης (Lukomḗdēs) [masculine], λῠκόμορφος (lukómorphos) (english: wolf-shaped), Λυκόοργος (Lukóorgos) [masculine], λῠκοπάνθηρος (lukopánthēros) (english: wolf-panther) [masculine], λῠκοπέρσῐον (lukopérsion) [neuter], Λῠκόπολῐς (Lukópolis) [feminine], λῠκορραίστης (lukorrhaístēs) (english: wolf-worrier) [masculine], λῠκόσκορδον (lukóskordon) [neuter], λῠκοσκῠτᾰ́λιον (lukoskutálion) (english: white mignonette) [neuter], Λῠκόσουρα (Lukósoura) [feminine], λῠκοσπάς (lukospás) (english: torn by wolves) [feminine, masculine], λῠκόστομος (lukóstomos) (english: wolf-mouth, a kind of anchovy) [masculine], Λῠκούργεια (Lukoúrgeia) (english: trilogy of Aeschylus) [feminine], Λῠκοῦργος (Lukoûrgos) [masculine], λῠκόφθαλμος (lukóphthalmos) (english: wolf-eye, precious stone), λῠκόφθαλμος (lukóphthalmos) (english: wolf-eye, precious stone) [feminine], λῠκοφῐλία (lukophilía) (english: wolfʼs false friendship) [feminine], λῠκοφῐ́λιος (lukophílios), λῠκοφόρος (lukophóros) (english: with mark of a wolf), λῠκόφρυς (lukóphrus) (english: a plant) [feminine], λῠκόφρων (lukóphrōn) (english: wolf-minded) [feminine, masculine], λυκόφων (lukóphōn) (english: a plant) [masculine], λῠκόφως (lukóphōs) (english: twilight, gloaming) [neuter], λῠκόχροος λῠκόχρους (lukókhroos) (english: wolf-coloured), λῠκοψία (lukopsía) (english: twilight) [feminine], λῠκόω (lukóō) (english: to tear like a wolf), λῠκώ (lukṓ) (english: she-wolf epithet of the Moon) [feminine], λῠκώδης (lukṓdēs) (english: wolf-like), μονόλῠκος (monólukos) (english: solitary) [masculine]

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "λύκος"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: λύκος (lýkos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: λύκος (lýkos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tsd",
            "2": "λιούκο"
          },
          "expansion": "Tsakonian: λιούκο (lioúko)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tsakonian: λιούκο (lioúko)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "lycos",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: lycos",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: lycos"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sm",
            "2": "luko",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Samoan: luko (learned)\n→ Tokelauan: luko (learned)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Samoan: luko (learned)\n→ Tokelauan: luko (learned)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "grk-pro",
        "3": "*lúkos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic *lúkos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wĺ̥kʷos",
        "t": "wolf"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "वृक",
        "tr": "vṛ́ka"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit वृक (vṛ́ka)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "lupus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin lupus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "wulf"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English wulf",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wolf"
      },
      "expansion": "English wolf",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "волк"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian волк (volk)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hellenic *lúkos, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”) with metathesis. Cognates include Sanskrit वृक (vṛ́ka), Latin lupus (also showing metathesis), Old English wulf (English wolf) and Russian волк (volk).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "λῠ́κος",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lúkos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῠ́κου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ λῠ́κος",
      "roman": "ho lúkos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ λῠ́κω",
      "roman": "tṑ lúkō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ λῠ́κοι",
      "roman": "hoi lúkoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ λῠ́κου",
      "roman": "toû lúkou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν λῠ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn lúkoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν λῠ́κων",
      "roman": "tôn lúkōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ λῠ́κῳ",
      "roman": "tôi lúkōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν λῠ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn lúkoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς λῠ́κοις",
      "roman": "toîs lúkois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν λῠ́κον",
      "roman": "tòn lúkon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ λῠ́κω",
      "roman": "tṑ lúkō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς λῠ́κους",
      "roman": "toùs lúkous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῠ́κε",
      "roman": "lúke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῠ́κω",
      "roman": "lúkō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῠ́κοι",
      "roman": "lúkoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "λῠ́κος",
        "2": "λῠ́κου",
        "3": "m",
        "4": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "λῠ́κος • (lúkos) m (genitive λῠ́κου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "λῠ́κος",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "horrible wolf",
      "roman": "ainólukos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "αἰνόλῠκος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Autólukos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Αὐτόλῠκος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kunólukos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κῠνόλῠκος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "lukánkhē",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκάγχη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "she-wolf",
      "roman": "lúkaina",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠ́καινα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "she-wolf",
      "roman": "lukainís",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκαινίς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "she-wolf-shaped",
      "roman": "lukainómorphos",
      "word": "λῠκαινόμορφος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Lúkaion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠ́καιον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Lukaioníkēs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκαιονίκης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Lycaean",
      "roman": "Lukaîos",
      "word": "Λῠκαῖος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "a kind of madness",
      "roman": "lukanthrōpíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκανθρωπῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "man-wolf",
      "roman": "lukánthrōpos",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκάνθρωπος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Lukāoníā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκᾱονῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "of grey-twilight",
      "roman": "lukaugḗs",
      "word": "λῠκαυγής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "man-wolf",
      "roman": "lukáōn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκάων"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolfʼs-skin",
      "roman": "lukéē",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκέη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "helmet of wolf-skin",
      "roman": "lukeía",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκεία"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Lúkeion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠ́κειον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "of a wolf",
      "roman": "lúkeios",
      "word": "λῠ́κειος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "'λῠκέη'",
      "roman": "lukê",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκῆ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolf-like",
      "roman": "lukēdón",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκηδόν"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolfʼs howl",
      "roman": "lukēthmós",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκηθμός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Lukía",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκία"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Lukiárkhēs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκιάρχης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolfʼs cub",
      "roman": "lukideús",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκῐδεύς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Rhamnus petiolaris",
      "roman": "lúkion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λῠ́κιον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Lúkios",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠ́κιος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "eaten by wolves",
      "roman": "lukóbrōtos",
      "word": "λῠκόβρωτος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolf-chased",
      "roman": "lukodíōktos",
      "word": "λῠκοδίωκτος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolf-like",
      "roman": "lukoeidḗs",
      "word": "λῠκοειδής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "lukoergḗs",
      "word": "λῠκοεργής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "not fearing wolves",
      "roman": "lukotharsḗs",
      "word": "λῠκοθαρσής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "slay wolves",
      "roman": "lukoktonéō",
      "word": "λῠκοκτονέω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolf-slaying",
      "roman": "lukoktónos",
      "word": "λῠκοκτόνος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolf-lynx",
      "roman": "lúkolunx",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠ́κολυγξ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Lukomḗdēs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκομήδης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolf-shaped",
      "roman": "lukómorphos",
      "word": "λῠκόμορφος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Lukóorgos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Λυκόοργος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolf-panther",
      "roman": "lukopánthēros",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκοπάνθηρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "lukopérsion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκοπέρσῐον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Lukópolis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκόπολῐς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolf-worrier",
      "roman": "lukorrhaístēs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκορραίστης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "lukóskordon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκόσκορδον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "white mignonette",
      "roman": "lukoskutálion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκοσκῠτᾰ́λιον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Lukósoura",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκόσουρα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "torn by wolves",
      "roman": "lukospás",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκοσπάς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolf-mouth, a kind of anchovy",
      "roman": "lukóstomos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκόστομος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "trilogy of Aeschylus",
      "roman": "Lukoúrgeia",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκούργεια"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Lukoûrgos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκοῦργος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolf-eye, precious stone",
      "roman": "lukóphthalmos",
      "word": "λῠκόφθαλμος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolf-eye, precious stone",
      "roman": "lukóphthalmos",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκόφθαλμος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolfʼs false friendship",
      "roman": "lukophilía",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκοφῐλία"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "lukophílios",
      "word": "λῠκοφῐ́λιος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "with mark of a wolf",
      "roman": "lukophóros",
      "word": "λῠκοφόρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "a plant",
      "roman": "lukóphrus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκόφρυς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolf-minded",
      "roman": "lukóphrōn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκόφρων"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "a plant",
      "roman": "lukóphōn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λυκόφων"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "twilight, gloaming",
      "roman": "lukóphōs",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκόφως"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolf-coloured",
      "roman": "lukókhroos",
      "word": "λῠκόχροος λῠκόχρους"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "twilight",
      "roman": "lukopsía",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκοψία"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to tear like a wolf",
      "roman": "lukóō",
      "word": "λῠκόω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "she-wolf epithet of the Moon",
      "roman": "lukṓ",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκώ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "wolf-like",
      "roman": "lukṓdēs",
      "word": "λῠκώδης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "solitary",
      "roman": "monólukos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μονόλῠκος"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.",
          "ref": "New Testament, Mat. 7:15",
          "roman": "Prosékhete apò tôn pseudoprophētôn, hoítines érkhontai pròs humâs en endúmasin probátōn, ésōthen dè eisìn lúkoi hárpages.",
          "text": "Προσέχετε ἀπὸ τῶν ψευδοπροφητῶν, οἵτινες ἔρχονται πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν ἐνδύμασιν προβάτων, ἔσωθεν δὲ εἰσὶν λύκοι ἅρπαγες."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wolf"
      ],
      "id": "en-λύκος-grc-noun-92thuWLb",
      "links": [
        [
          "wolf",
          "wolf"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 94 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 74 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 76 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 47 1 1 19 2 3 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 49 1 1 20 1 2 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "curb bit"
      ],
      "id": "en-λύκος-grc-noun-feusGDC7",
      "links": [
        [
          "curb bit",
          "curb bit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of jackdaw"
      ],
      "id": "en-λύκος-grc-noun-lc-8Cgs3",
      "links": [
        [
          "jackdaw",
          "jackdaw"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lý.kos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈly.kos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.kos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lý.kos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈly.kos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈly.kos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈly.kos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.kos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λύκος"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "el:Canids"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "λύκος"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: λύκος (lýkos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: λύκος (lýkos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tsd",
            "2": "λιούκο"
          },
          "expansion": "Tsakonian: λιούκο (lioúko)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tsakonian: λιούκο (lioúko)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "lycos",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: lycos",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: lycos"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sm",
            "2": "luko",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Samoan: luko (learned)\n→ Tokelauan: luko (learned)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Samoan: luko (learned)\n→ Tokelauan: luko (learned)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "grk-pro",
        "3": "*lúkos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic *lúkos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wĺ̥kʷos",
        "t": "wolf"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "वृक",
        "tr": "vṛ́ka"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit वृक (vṛ́ka)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "lupus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin lupus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "wulf"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English wulf",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wolf"
      },
      "expansion": "English wolf",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "волк"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian волк (volk)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hellenic *lúkos, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”) with metathesis. Cognates include Sanskrit वृक (vṛ́ka), Latin lupus (also showing metathesis), Old English wulf (English wolf) and Russian волк (volk).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "λῠ́κος",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lúkos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῠ́κου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ λῠ́κος",
      "roman": "ho lúkos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ λῠ́κω",
      "roman": "tṑ lúkō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ λῠ́κοι",
      "roman": "hoi lúkoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ λῠ́κου",
      "roman": "toû lúkou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν λῠ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn lúkoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν λῠ́κων",
      "roman": "tôn lúkōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ λῠ́κῳ",
      "roman": "tôi lúkōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν λῠ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn lúkoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς λῠ́κοις",
      "roman": "toîs lúkois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν λῠ́κον",
      "roman": "tòn lúkon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ λῠ́κω",
      "roman": "tṑ lúkō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς λῠ́κους",
      "roman": "toùs lúkous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῠ́κε",
      "roman": "lúke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῠ́κω",
      "roman": "lúkō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῠ́κοι",
      "roman": "lúkoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "λῠ́κος",
        "2": "λῠ́κου",
        "3": "m",
        "4": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "λῠ́κος • (lúkos) m (genitive λῠ́κου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "λῠ́κος",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "horrible wolf",
      "roman": "ainólukos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "αἰνόλῠκος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Autólukos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Αὐτόλῠκος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kunólukos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κῠνόλῠκος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lukánkhē",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκάγχη"
    },
    {
      "english": "she-wolf",
      "roman": "lúkaina",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠ́καινα"
    },
    {
      "english": "she-wolf",
      "roman": "lukainís",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκαινίς"
    },
    {
      "english": "she-wolf-shaped",
      "roman": "lukainómorphos",
      "word": "λῠκαινόμορφος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Lúkaion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠ́καιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Lukaioníkēs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκαιονίκης"
    },
    {
      "english": "Lycaean",
      "roman": "Lukaîos",
      "word": "Λῠκαῖος"
    },
    {
      "english": "a kind of madness",
      "roman": "lukanthrōpíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκανθρωπῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "english": "man-wolf",
      "roman": "lukánthrōpos",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκάνθρωπος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Lukāoníā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκᾱονῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "english": "of grey-twilight",
      "roman": "lukaugḗs",
      "word": "λῠκαυγής"
    },
    {
      "english": "man-wolf",
      "roman": "lukáōn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκάων"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolfʼs-skin",
      "roman": "lukéē",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκέη"
    },
    {
      "english": "helmet of wolf-skin",
      "roman": "lukeía",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκεία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Lúkeion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠ́κειον"
    },
    {
      "english": "of a wolf",
      "roman": "lúkeios",
      "word": "λῠ́κειος"
    },
    {
      "english": "'λῠκέη'",
      "roman": "lukê",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκῆ"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolf-like",
      "roman": "lukēdón",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκηδόν"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolfʼs howl",
      "roman": "lukēthmós",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκηθμός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Lukía",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Lukiárkhēs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκιάρχης"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolfʼs cub",
      "roman": "lukideús",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκῐδεύς"
    },
    {
      "english": "Rhamnus petiolaris",
      "roman": "lúkion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λῠ́κιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Lúkios",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠ́κιος"
    },
    {
      "english": "eaten by wolves",
      "roman": "lukóbrōtos",
      "word": "λῠκόβρωτος"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolf-chased",
      "roman": "lukodíōktos",
      "word": "λῠκοδίωκτος"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolf-like",
      "roman": "lukoeidḗs",
      "word": "λῠκοειδής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lukoergḗs",
      "word": "λῠκοεργής"
    },
    {
      "english": "not fearing wolves",
      "roman": "lukotharsḗs",
      "word": "λῠκοθαρσής"
    },
    {
      "english": "slay wolves",
      "roman": "lukoktonéō",
      "word": "λῠκοκτονέω"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolf-slaying",
      "roman": "lukoktónos",
      "word": "λῠκοκτόνος"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolf-lynx",
      "roman": "lúkolunx",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠ́κολυγξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Lukomḗdēs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκομήδης"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolf-shaped",
      "roman": "lukómorphos",
      "word": "λῠκόμορφος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Lukóorgos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Λυκόοργος"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolf-panther",
      "roman": "lukopánthēros",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκοπάνθηρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lukopérsion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκοπέρσῐον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Lukópolis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκόπολῐς"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolf-worrier",
      "roman": "lukorrhaístēs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκορραίστης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lukóskordon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκόσκορδον"
    },
    {
      "english": "white mignonette",
      "roman": "lukoskutálion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκοσκῠτᾰ́λιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Lukósoura",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκόσουρα"
    },
    {
      "english": "torn by wolves",
      "roman": "lukospás",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκοσπάς"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolf-mouth, a kind of anchovy",
      "roman": "lukóstomos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκόστομος"
    },
    {
      "english": "trilogy of Aeschylus",
      "roman": "Lukoúrgeia",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκούργεια"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Lukoûrgos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Λῠκοῦργος"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolf-eye, precious stone",
      "roman": "lukóphthalmos",
      "word": "λῠκόφθαλμος"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolf-eye, precious stone",
      "roman": "lukóphthalmos",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκόφθαλμος"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolfʼs false friendship",
      "roman": "lukophilía",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκοφῐλία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lukophílios",
      "word": "λῠκοφῐ́λιος"
    },
    {
      "english": "with mark of a wolf",
      "roman": "lukophóros",
      "word": "λῠκοφόρος"
    },
    {
      "english": "a plant",
      "roman": "lukóphrus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκόφρυς"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolf-minded",
      "roman": "lukóphrōn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκόφρων"
    },
    {
      "english": "a plant",
      "roman": "lukóphōn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λυκόφων"
    },
    {
      "english": "twilight, gloaming",
      "roman": "lukóphōs",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκόφως"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolf-coloured",
      "roman": "lukókhroos",
      "word": "λῠκόχροος λῠκόχρους"
    },
    {
      "english": "twilight",
      "roman": "lukopsía",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκοψία"
    },
    {
      "english": "to tear like a wolf",
      "roman": "lukóō",
      "word": "λῠκόω"
    },
    {
      "english": "she-wolf epithet of the Moon",
      "roman": "lukṓ",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λῠκώ"
    },
    {
      "english": "wolf-like",
      "roman": "lukṓdēs",
      "word": "λῠκώδης"
    },
    {
      "english": "solitary",
      "roman": "monólukos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μονόλῠκος"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.",
          "ref": "New Testament, Mat. 7:15",
          "roman": "Prosékhete apò tôn pseudoprophētôn, hoítines érkhontai pròs humâs en endúmasin probátōn, ésōthen dè eisìn lúkoi hárpages.",
          "text": "Προσέχετε ἀπὸ τῶν ψευδοπροφητῶν, οἵτινες ἔρχονται πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν ἐνδύμασιν προβάτων, ἔσωθεν δὲ εἰσὶν λύκοι ἅρπαγες."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wolf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wolf",
          "wolf"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "curb bit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "curb bit",
          "curb bit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of jackdaw"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "jackdaw",
          "jackdaw"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lý.kos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈly.kos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.kos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lý.kos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈly.kos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈly.kos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈly.kos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.kos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λύκος"
}

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