ασκός

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈskos/

Noun

ασκός • (askós) m (plural ασκοί)

  1. animal skin, goatskin
    Synonyms: (goatskin) αιγόδερμα (aigóderma), τουλούμι (touloúmi), (literary) ασκί (askí)
  2. wineskin, container like this
  3. bag
    Ο Αίολος έκλεισε μέσα σ’ ένα ασκό όλους τους ανέμους και τον έδωσε στον Οδυσσέα.
    O Aíolos ékleise mésa s’ éna askó ólous tous anémous kai ton édose ston Odysséa.
    Aeolus bound all the winds in a bag and gave it to Odysseus.
  4. (anatomy) sac, utricle

Declension
declension of ασκός
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ασκός • ασκοί •
genitive ασκού • ασκών •
accusative ασκό • ασκούς •
vocative ασκέ • ασκοί •

Coordinate terms
  • see: δέρμα n (dérma, “skin, hide”) for other kinds of skin

Further reading
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