ίππος

See also: ἵππος

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, horse). Sense 4 is a semantic loan from French cheval.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.pos/
  • Hyphenation: ίπ‧πος

Noun

ίππος • (íppos) m (plural ίπποι)

  1. (formal) horse
    Synonyms: άλογο (álogo), άτι (áti)
  2. (formal, chess) knight
    Synonym: άλογο (álogo)
  3. (gymnastics) pommel horse
  4. horsepower
    Synonym: άλογο (álogo)

Declension

  • έφιππος (éfippos, mounted, trooper)
  • ιππικό n (ippikó, cavalry)
  • ιππικός (ippikós, equestrian, horse)
  • ιπποπόταμος m (ippopótamos, hippopotamus)
  • ιππότης m (ippótis, knight)

See also

See also

Chess pieces in Greek · πεσσοί (pessoí) (layout · text)
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βασιλιάς (vasiliás) βασίλισσα (vasílissa) πύργος (pýrgos) αξιωματικός (axiomatikós), τρελός (trelós) ίππος (íppos) στρατιώτης (stratiótis), πιόνι (pióni)

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