πούς

See also: πους

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Cognates include Mycenaean Greek 𐀡 (po) (dat. 𐀡𐀆 (po-de /⁠podei⁠/)), Latin pēs, Sanskrit पद् (pad), Old Armenian ոտն (otn) and հետ (het), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐍃 (fōtus) and Old English fōt (English foot).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    πούς • (poúsm (genitive ποδός); third declension

    1. foot
    2. leg
    3. (unit of measure) Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek and Byzantine unit of length originally based upon the length of a shod foot

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Ancient Greek: πόδῐον (pódĭon)
      • Byzantine Greek: πόδιν (pódin)
        • Greek: πόδι (pódi)
        • >? Mariupol Greek: пудъа́р (puðár)
    • English: -pod, pous

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “πούς, ποδός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1227-8

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