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σκύλος

[SKI-los]

noun

LanguageGreek (Greece)

Meaning
  1. dog (Canis lupus familiaris) (general term for both sexes or more specifically, a male)
  2. beast, brute (violent person with wild behaviour)
  3. hard worker (someone who works tirelessly and with great success)
  4. dogfish (any of various small sharks)
Examples

Ο σκύλος παίζει στον κήπο με την μπάλα.

The dog is playing in the garden with the ball.

PronunciationSKI-los

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteCan be used figuratively to describe a person who is either very cruel or extremely hardworking.

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σκύλος in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.