κουνέλι

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian coniglio (dialectal cunelo, plural cuneli). Hellenistic Koine noun κύνικλος m (kúniklos), (rare κόνικλος (kóniklos)). Also see Latin cunīculus.[1] Compare English cony.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuˈneli/
  • Hyphenation: κου‧νέ‧λι

Noun

κουνέλι • (kounéli) n (plural κουνέλια)

  1. rabbit

Declension
declension of κουνέλι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative κουνέλι • κουνέλια •
genitive κουνελιού • κουνελιών •
accusative κουνέλι • κουνέλια •
vocative κουνέλι • κουνέλια •

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • κουνελάκι n (kouneláki, “baby rabbit, bunny”) (diminutive)
  • κούνελος m (koúnelos)
  • κουνέλα f (kounéla)
  • το πνίγει το κουνέλι (to pnígei to kounéli, “has sexual intercourses”) (unexpected, showing surprise)
  • κονικλοτροφείο n (koniklotrofeío, “rabbit farm”)
  • κονικλοτροφία f (koniklotrofía, “the breeding of rabbits”)

See also

References
  1. κουνέλι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

Further reading
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