δρυοκολάπτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • δρῠκολᾰ́πτης (drukoláptēs)

Etymology

From δρῦς (drûs, wood, oak) + κολάπτω (koláptō, to peck) + -της (-tēs, masculine agent-noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δρῠοκολᾰ́πτης • (druokoláptēs) m (genitive δρῠοκολᾰ́πτου); second declension

  1. woodpecker (bird of the subfamily Picinae)
    Synonym: δρῠ́οψ (drúops)

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: δρυοκολάπτης (dryokoláptis)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δρυοκολάπτης (druokoláptēs) from Ancient Greek δρῦς (drûs, tree, oak tree) + κολάπτω (koláptō, to peck (of birds), carve, engrave).

Noun

δρυοκολάπτης • (dryokoláptis) m (plural δρυοκολάπτες)

  1. woodpecker

Declension

Synonyms

  • τρυποκάρυδος n (trypokárydos)
  • τσικλητάρα f (tsiklitára)
  • τζουμπλιντάρα f (tzoumplintára)

Further reading

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