"σκύλος" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsci.los/
Etymology: Related to Ancient Greek σκύλαξ (skúlax). Etymology templates: {{cog|grc|σκύλαξ}} Ancient Greek σκύλαξ (skúlax) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|σκύλοι|||||||||||feminine|σκύλα|||||neuter|σκυλί|||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=}} σκύλος • (skýlos) m (plural σκύλοι, feminine σκύλα, neuter σκυλί), {{el-noun|m|σκύλοι|f=σκύλα|n=σκυλί}} σκύλος • (skýlos) m (plural σκύλοι, feminine σκύλα, neuter σκυλί) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|σκύλος|σκύλοι|σκύλου|σκύλων|σκύλο|σκύλους|σκύλε|σκύλοι|note=}} Forms: skýlos [romanization], σκύλοι [plural], σκύλα [feminine], σκυλί [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], σκύλος [nominative, singular], σκύλοι [nominative, plural], σκύλου [genitive, singular], σκύλων [genitive, plural], σκύλο [accusative, singular], σκύλους [accusative, plural], σκύλε [singular, vocative], σκύλοι [plural, vocative]
  1. dog (Canis lupus familiaris) (general term for both sexes or more specifically, a male) Categories (lifeform): Dogs, Mammals Synonyms (dog): κύων (kýon) [Katharevousa, feminine, masculine]
    Sense id: en-σκύλος-el-noun-iaRQpR~U Disambiguation of Dogs: 44 24 15 17 Disambiguation of Mammals: 42 25 16 17 Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek entries with language name categories using raw markup, Greek nouns declining like 'καλόγερος', Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 37 21 19 23 Disambiguation of Greek entries with language name categories using raw markup: 44 19 17 20 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'καλόγερος': 24 28 25 23 Disambiguation of Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 43 19 16 23 Disambiguation of 'dog': 85 0 0 15
  2. (derogatory, figuratively) beast, brute (violent person with wild behaviour) Tags: derogatory, figuratively
    Sense id: en-σκύλος-el-noun-tBiDM3-T Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'καλόγερος' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'καλόγερος': 24 28 25 23
  3. (figuratively) hard worker (someone who works tirelessly and with great success) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-σκύλος-el-noun-KOMwBHm3 Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'καλόγερος' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'καλόγερος': 24 28 25 23
  4. dogfish (any of various small sharks) Synonyms (dogfish): σκυλόψαρο (skylópsaro) [neuter]
    Sense id: en-σκύλος-el-noun-KPbcCyRL Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'καλόγερος' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'καλόγερος': 24 28 25 23 Disambiguation of 'dogfish': 3 4 1 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: σκυλί (skylí) Derived forms: σαν τον σκύλο με τη γάτα (san ton skýlo me ti gáta) (english: at loggerheads, like cats and dogs), σκύλος που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει (skýlos pou gavgízei den dagkónei) (english: barking dogs seldom bite), και την πίτα ολόκληρη και τον σκύλο χορτάτο (kai tin píta olókliri kai ton skýlo chortáto) (english: have one's cake and eat it too; both the whole pie and the dog fed) [literally], εγώ το λέω τού σκύλου μου και ο σκύλος στην ουρά του (egó to léo toú skýlou mou kai o skýlos stin ourá tou) (english: about things that never get accomplished; I tell my dog and my dog tells its tail) [literally], το φτηνό το κρέας το τρών' οι σκύλοι (to ftinó to kréas to trón' oi skýloi) (english: you get what you pay for; cheap meat gets eaten by the dogs) [literally]

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "at loggerheads, like cats and dogs",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "barking dogs seldom bite",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
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          "english": "Don't let that beast get close to your kids!",
          "roman": "Min afíseis aftón ton skýlo kontá sta paidiá sou!",
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        {
          "english": "He is a tirelessly hard worker.",
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          "english": "I caught a dogfish in my net.",
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}
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      "english": "barking dogs seldom bite",
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          "dog",
          "dog"
        ],
        [
          "Canis lupus familiaris",
          "Canis lupus familiaris#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek derogatory terms",
        "Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Don't let that beast get close to your kids!",
          "roman": "Min afíseis aftón ton skýlo kontá sta paidiá sou!",
          "text": "Μην αφήσεις αυτόν τον σκύλο κοντά στα παιδιά σου!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beast, brute (violent person with wild behaviour)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "beast",
          "beast"
        ],
        [
          "brute",
          "brute"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory, figuratively) beast, brute (violent person with wild behaviour)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He is a tirelessly hard worker.",
          "roman": "Aftós eínai skýlos sti douleiá tou.",
          "text": "Αυτός είναι σκύλος στη δουλειά του.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hard worker (someone who works tirelessly and with great success)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hard",
          "hard"
        ],
        [
          "worker",
          "worker"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) hard worker (someone who works tirelessly and with great success)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I caught a dogfish in my net.",
          "roman": "Épiasa énan skýlo sto díchty mou.",
          "text": "Έπιασα έναν σκύλο στο δίχτυ μου.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dogfish (any of various small sharks)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dogfish",
          "dogfish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsci.los/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "skylí",
      "word": "σκυλί"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kýon",
      "sense": "dog",
      "tags": [
        "Katharevousa",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κύων"
    },
    {
      "roman": "skylópsaro",
      "sense": "dogfish",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σκυλόψαρο"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "el:Σκύλος"
  ],
  "word": "σκύλος"
}

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