αστράγαλος

See also: ἀστράγαλος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈstɾa.ɣa.los/

Noun

αστράγαλος • (astrágalos) m (plural αστράγαλοι)

(anatomy) ankle, anklebone
Coordinate term: (ankle joint) ποδοκνημική άρθρωση (podoknimikí árthrosi)
hock (joint of horse, pig, etc)
(games) jacks, knucklebones

Declension

declension of αστράγαλος

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	αστράγαλος •	αστράγαλοι •
genitive	αστραγάλου •	αστραγάλων •
accusative	αστράγαλο •	αστραγάλους •
vocative	αστράγαλε •	αστράγαλοι •

Coordinate terms

γόνατο n (gónato, “knee”)
πόδι n (pódi, “foot, leg”)
φτέρνα f (ftérna, “heel”)

Related terms

αστράγγιστος (astrángistos, “unsprained”, adjective)

Further reading

αστράγαλος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
αστράγαλος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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