πάγουρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Usually interpreted as derived from πάγος (págos, “crag, rock”) +‎ οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). However, this traditional etymology is unconvincing, like in σκίουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”). More probably this is a Pre-Greek word. Furnée compares also φάγρος (phágros, “red porgy”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

πᾰ́γουρος • (págouros) m (genitive πᾰγούρου); second declension

  1. crab
    Synonym: καρκίνος (karkínos)

Declension
Second declension of ὁ πᾰ́γουρος; τοῦ πᾰγούρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ πᾰ́γουρος
ho págouros		 τὼ πᾰγούρω
tṑ pagoúrō		 οἱ πᾰ́γουροι
hoi págouroi
Genitive τοῦ πᾰγούρου
toû pagoúrou		 τοῖν πᾰγούροιν
toîn pagoúroin		 τῶν πᾰγούρων
tôn pagoúrōn
Dative τῷ πᾰγούρῳ
tôi pagoúrōi		 τοῖν πᾰγούροιν
toîn pagoúroin		 τοῖς πᾰγούροις
toîs pagoúrois
Accusative τὸν πᾰ́γουρον
tòn págouron		 τὼ πᾰγούρω
tṑ pagoúrō		 τοὺς πᾰγούρους
toùs pagoúrous
Vocative πᾰ́γουρε
págoure		 πᾰγούρω
pagoúrō		 πᾰ́γουροι
págouroi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: πάγουρος (págouros)
  • → Latin: pagūrus
  • → Translingual: Pagurus
  • → Ottoman Turkish: پاغوریه (pağurya)

Further reading

Greek

Noun

πάγουρος • (págouros) m

  1. hermit crab
  2. (colloquial) crab

Declension
declension of πάγουρος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative πάγουρος • πάγουροι •
genitive πάγουρου •,  παγούρου • πάγουρων •,  παγούρων •
accusative πάγουρο • πάγουρους •,  παγούρους •
vocative πάγουρε • πάγουροι •
Second forms are formal. 

Synonyms

See also
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