αρκούδα
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ἀρκούδα (arkoúda), from a derivative or relative of Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos), cognate with Pontic Greek άρκος (árkos) (also found in the New Testament – Rev. 13:2) and Greek άρκτος (árktos).
Noun
αρκούδα • (arkoúda) f (plural αρκούδες)
Declension
Derived terms
- αρκουδάκι n (arkoudáki, “bear cub”)
- αρκουδιάρης m (arkoudiáris, “bear trainer”)
- αρκουδιάρικος (arkoudiárikos, “bearlike”, adjective)
- αρκουδιάρισσα f (arkoudiárissa, “bear trainer”)
- αρκουδίζω (arkoudízo, “to crawl”)
- αρκουδίσιος (arkoudísios, “bearlike”, adjective)
- αρκουδίτσα f (arkoudítsa, “bear cub”)
- αρκουδοτόμαρο n (arkoudotómaro, “bearskin”)
- πολική αρκούδα f (polikí arkoúda, “polar bear”)
Related terms
- το γέλιο της αρκούδας (to gélio tis arkoúdas, “laugh like a drain”, literally “laugh of a bear”)
- το ξύλο της αρκούδας (to xýlo tis arkoúdas, “thorough beating; violence”, literally “wood of the bear”)
Further reading
αρκούδα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- αρκούδα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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