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The Ancient Greek word for dog is
κύων





dog



Translations for dog and their definitions

κύων
     1. n. a dog
     2. n. a bitch
     3. n. (pejorative) a bitch (used of women, to denote shamelessness or audacity)
     4. n. an offensive person
     5. =Participle. present active infinitive of κύω


σκύλαξ
     1. n. young dog, whelp, puppy
     2. n.          dog
     3. n.         * (grc-cite, Euripides, The Bacchae, 338)
     4. n.         * (grc-cite, Plato, Republic, 375)
     5. n.          (of other young animals) whelp
     6. n. a chain, a chain or collar for the neck
     7. n. Hesychius defines it as (m, grc, σχῆμα) m, grc, ἀφροδισιακόν, , erotic dance?



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