ποντικός

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek ποντικός, from the Ancient Greek Ποντικός μῦς (Pontikós mûs, a kind of weasel), that is a μῦς (mûs, mouse) from Pontus (Ποντικός (Pontikós, Pontic). Also see the Mediaeval diminutives ποντίκιν (pontíkin), ποντίκιον (pontíkion), Modern Greek ποντίκι (pontíki).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pon.diˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: πο‧ντι‧κός

Noun

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ποντικός (pontikósm (plural ποντικοί)

  1. (zoology) mouse

Declension

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Alternative forms

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Synonyms

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  • μυς m (mys, muscle, mouse) (formal)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ ποντικός”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998