σκύλος (skílos)
English: dog
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About σκύλος
As a noun, σκύλος 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.
Pronunciation
IPA: ˈsci.los
Hyphenation: σκύ‧λος
Definitions & Examples
- noun:dog (Canis lupus familiaris) (general term for both sexes or more specifically, a male)Examples:
- Θα γυρίσω σε λίγο, πρέπει να πάω βόλτα τον σκύλο μου.Tha gyríso se lígo, prépei na páo vólta ton skýlo mou.
- I'll be back in a while, I have to go walk my dog.
- noun:(derogatory, figuratively) beast, brute (violent person with wild behaviour)Examples:
- Μην αφήσεις αυτόν τον σκύλο κοντά στα παιδιά σου!Min afíseis aftón ton skýlo kontá sta paidiá sou!
- Don't let that beast get close to your kids!
- noun:(figuratively) hard worker (someone who works tirelessly and with great success)Examples:
- Αυτός είναι σκύλος στη δουλειά του.Aftós eínai skýlos sti douleiá tou.
- He is a tirelessly hard worker.
- noun:dogfish (any of various small sharks)Examples:
- Έπιασα έναν σκύλο στο δίχτυ μου.Épiasa énan skýlo sto díchty mou.
- I caught a dogfish in my net.
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | σκύλος | σκύλοι |
| genitive | σκύλου | σκύλων |
| accusative | σκύλο | σκύλους |
| vocative | σκύλε | σκύλοι |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how σκύλος appears in different grammatical contexts.
Derived Terms
- σαν τον σκύλο με τη γάτα (san ton skýlo me ti gáta)"Grek"
- σκύλος που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει (skýlos pou gavgízei den dagkónei)"Grek"
- και την πίτα ολόκληρη και τον σκύλο χορτάτο (kai tin píta olókliri kai ton skýlo chortáto)"Grek"
- εγώ το λέω τού σκύλου μου και ο σκύλος στην ουρά του (egó to léo toú skýlou mou kai o skýlos stin ourá tou)"Grek"
- το φτηνό το κρέας το τρών’ οι σκύλοι (to ftinó to kréas to trón’ oi skýloi)"Grek"