άλογο

Greek

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.lo.ɣo/
  • Hyphenation: ά‧λο‧γο

Etymology 1

Inflectional form.

Adjective

άλογο • (álogo)

  1. Accusative masculine singular form of άλογος (álogos).
  2. Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter singular form of άλογος (álogos).

Etymology 2

For the animal, inherited from Koine Greek ἄλογον (álogon, “horse, cavalry”), neuter form of Ancient Greek ἄλογος (álogos, “unreasoning, speechless”, adjective).
For the unit of power, a Semantic loan from Greek ίππος (íppos), from ancient Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos).[1][2]

Noun

άλογο • (álogo) n (plural άλογα) & rare colloquial feminine: αλογίνα (alogína) & the derogatory -of women- αλόγα (alóga)

  1. horse
  2. male horse, stallion
  3. (chess) knight, a colloquial alternative of ίππος (íppos)
  4. (metric unit) horsepower, a collloquial alternative of ίππος (íppos) (for engines of cars)
Declension
declension of άλογο
case     \     number singular plural
nominative άλογο • άλογα •
genitive αλόγου • αλόγων •
accusative άλογο • άλογα •
vocative άλογο • άλογα •
Also, a demotic plural αλόγατα.
Synonyms
  • άτι n (áti) (demotic, poetic)
  • ίππος m (íppos) (formal)
  • φαρί n (farí) (demotic, poetic)

also see

  • а́лгу (álhu) (Mariupol Greek)
Coordinate terms
See also
  • καλπασμός m (kalpasmós, “gallopping, gallop”)
  • τροχασμός m (trochasmós, “trotting”)

References
  1. άλογο - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
  2. άλογο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

Further reading
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