ΣΚΥΛΟΣ, σκύλος.
The ancient Greek word is ΚΥΩΝ / κύων, Κύνες, which given birth to the word: Cynical (= doggish, doggish trait).
The ancient Greek word for dog is "" (pronounced kyn).
The Greek word for "Dog" is "σκύλος".
The Greek word "kynosoura" (κυνοσούρα) is the origin of the English word "cynosure." In Greek, "kynosoura" means "the tail of the dog" or "dog's tail," and it was used to refer to the constellation Ursa Minor, which includes the North Star.
Schyllos - (SKEE-lohs)
canis is a Latin word, meaning "dog"
The greek word for "dachshund" is είδος γερμανικού κυνηγετικού σκύλου, Which means:1. Small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows.2.One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; -- called also badger dog. There are two kinds, the rough-haired and the smooth-haired.
The Modern Greek for hunter is κυνηγος (kinigos) meaning a dog-leader. The Classical Greek is κυνηγετης, or θηρευτης (künegetays, or thay-reoo-tes).κυνηγός (kinigos)
Cerberus was the name of the dog that guarded the entrance of hell. This dog is said to have many heads and three throats. Its name is derived from the Greek word Kerberos.
Cerberus was the name of the dog that guarded the entrance of hell. This dog is said to have many heads and three throats. Its name is derived from the Greek word Kerberos.
Cerberus was the name of the dog that guarded the entrance of hell. This dog is said to have many heads and three throats. Its name is derived from the Greek word Kerberos.
The Greek root for dog is spelled out as doxa. It refers to opinion in the English language and is used in such words like dogma and dogmatic.
The Greek word for "husky", referring to the human voice, is "brakhnos" (classical spelling), modern pronunciation "vrachnos", the "ch" sound approximately that of German ch (rather more voiced than that of English h). If husky refers to the dog breed, the modern Greek word sounds like "chaski", as above.