ὄνος

See also: όνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Pre-Greek. Compare the discussion at Latin asinus.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὄνος • (ónos) m or f (genitive ὄνου); second declension

  1. ass, donkey; jack, jackass (male); jenny, jennyass (female)
  2. hake (fish)
  3. woodlouse
  4. wingless locust
  5. windlass

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ὄναγρος (ónagros)
  • περὶ ὄνου σκιᾶς (perì ónou skiâs, “for a trifle”)
  • ὄνου πόκαι (ónou pókai), ὄνου πόκες (ónou pókes, “pigeon's milk”)
  • ὄνων φάτνη (ónōn phátnē, “Beehive Cluster”)
  • ἀπ’ ὄνου καταπεσεῖν (ap’ ónou katapeseîn, “one who gets into a scrape by his own clumsiness”)
  • ὄνος ὕεται (ónos húetai, “one who is unmoved by what is done or said”)
  • ὄνος ἄγω μυστήρια (ónos ágō mustḗria, “my part is to carry burdens”)
  • ὄνων ὑβριστότερος (ónōn hubristóteros, “of wanton behaviour”)
  • ὀνῖτις (onîtis, “pot marjoram”)

Descendants

  • Greek: όνος m (ónos)

References

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