"Κυνικός" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ky.ni.kós/, /cy.niˈkos/, /ci.niˈkos/, /ky.ni.kós/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ky.niˈkos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /cy.niˈkos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /cy.niˈkos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ci.niˈkos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From κῠνῐκός (kunikós, “doglike”). It is uncertain whether the followers of Antisthenes were called this because of the gymnasium where he taught (Κυνόσαργες (Kunósarges)), from the coarse, filthy mode mode of life, or some other reason. Head templates: {{grc-noun|Κῠνῐκοῦ|m|second|head=Κῠνῐκός}} Κῠνῐκός • (Kunikós) m (genitive Κῠνῐκοῦ); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Κῠνῐκός|οῦ}} Forms: Κῠνῐκός [canonical], Kunikós [romanization], Κῠνῐκοῦ [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ Κῠνῐκός [nominative, singular], τὼ Κῠνῐκώ [dual, nominative], οἱ Κῠνῐκοί [nominative, plural], τοῦ Κῠνῐκοῦ [genitive, singular], τοῖν Κῠνῐκοῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν Κῠνῐκῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ Κῠνῐκῷ [dative, singular], τοῖν Κῠνῐκοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς Κῠνῐκοῖς [dative, plural], τὸν Κῠνῐκόν [accusative, singular], τὼ Κῠνῐκώ [accusative, dual], τοὺς Κῠνῐκούς [accusative, plural], Κῠνῐκέ [singular, vocative], Κῠνῐκώ [dual, vocative], Κῠνῐκοί [plural, vocative]
  1. a Cynic Wikipedia link: Cynicism

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