τράγος (trágos)
English: billy goat
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About τράγος
As a noun, τράγος is of the masculine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Definitions & Examples
- noun:billy goat, male goat
- noun:(anatomy) tragus
- noun:(colloquial, derogatory) sleaze, sleazeball, sleazebag (a lecherous man)
- noun:(colloquial, derogatory) priest (especially one with a long beard; compare: τραγόπαπας (tragópapas))
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τράγος | τράγοι |
| genitive | τράγου | τράγων |
| accusative | τράγο | τράγους |
| vocative | τράγε | τράγοι |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how τράγος appears in different grammatical contexts.
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Derived Terms
- αποδιοπομπαίος τράγος (apodiopompaíos trágos)"Grek"
- τράγειος (trágeios)"Grek"
- τραγελαφικός (tragelafikós)"Grek"
- τραγέλαφος (tragélafos)"Grek"