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Δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσωGive me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth.

Archimedes

Greek Monolingual

το, Ν
1. μικρός πετεινός, κοκοράκι
2. μτφ. άνθρωπος ευερέθιστος και καβγατζής.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < πετεινός + κατάλ. -άρι (< υποκορ. κατάλ. -άριον), πρβλ. μοσχ-άρι].