κάβουρος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely a corruption of πάγουρος (págouros, “crab”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

κάβουρος • (kábouros) m (genitive καβούρου); second declension

  1. (Byzantine) crab

Declension
Second declension of ὁ κάβουρος; τοῦ καβούρου (Byzantine)
Case / # Singular Plural
Nominative ὁ κάβουρος
ho kábouros		 οἱ κάβουροι
hoi kábouroi
Genitive τοῦ καβούρου
toû kaboúrou		 τῶν καβούρων
tôn kaboúrōn
Dative τῷ καβούρῳ
tôi kaboúrōi		 τοῖς καβούροις
toîs kaboúrois
Accusative τὸν κάβουρον
tòn kábouron		 τοὺς καβούρους
toùs kaboúrous
Vocative κάβουρε
káboure		 κάβουροι
kábouroi

Descendants
  • Greek: καβούρι (kavoúri), κάβουρας m (kávouras)
    • → Albanian: gafórre
  • → Sardinian: cavuru
  • → Maltese: qabru

Further reading
  • κάβουρος - Kriaras, Emmanuel (vol.1 1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. I–XIV] (in Greek) Online edition (22 vols. printed edition)
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