μονόλυκος

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δυοῖν κακοῖν προκειμένοιν τὸ μὴ χεῖρον βέλτιστον → the lesser of two evils, the less bad thing of a pair of bad things, better the devil you know, better the devil you know than the devil you don't, better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, better the devil you know than the one you don't, better the devil you know than the one you don't know, the devil that you know is better than the devil that you don't know, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't know, the devil you know is better than the devil you don't

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Full diacritics: μονόλῠκος Medium diacritics: μονόλυκος Low diacritics: μονόλυκος Capitals: ΜΟΝΟΛΥΚΟΣ
Transliteration A: monólykos Transliteration B: monolykos Transliteration C: monolykos Beta Code: mono/lukos

English (LSJ)

ὁ,

   A solitary, i. e. singularly fierce, wolf, applied by Demosthenes to Alexander, Plu.Dem.23, cf. Ael.NA7.47.    II as Adj., λύκος μ. Arat. 1124 [with 2nd syll. long].

German (Pape)

[Seite 203] ὁ, ein einzelner, ungewöhnlich großer Wolf, der einzig in seiner Art ist, Arat. D. 392, Ael. N. A. 7, 47; so nannte Demosthenes den Alexander, Plut. Dem. 23, vgl. μονολέων. [Bei Arat. ist des Verses wegen die zweite Sylbe lang.]

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

μονόλῠκος: ὁ, μόνος, μοναδικὸς εἰς τὸ εἶδός του λύκος, δηλ. ἐξόχως μέγας, πελώριος, Αἰλ. π. Ζ. 7. 47, Πλουτ. Ἀλέξ. 23, Ἄρατ. 1124 [μὲ μακρὰν τὴν β΄ συλλαβὴν ἐν ἄρσει], πρβλ. μονολέων.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ος, ον :
loup d’une taille singulière, extraordinaire.
Étymologie: μόνος, λύκος.
Syn. κνηκίας, κνηκός, λύκος, μονιός.

Greek Monolingual

μονόλυκος, ὁ (Α)
λύκος αγριότατος και πελώριος από τη φύση του.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μον(ο)- + λύκος.

Greek Monotonic

μονόλῠκος: ὁ, μοναδικός (στο είδος του) τεράστιος λύκος, σε Πλούτ.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

μονόλῠκος: ὁ единственный в своем роде, т. е. необычайный волк (Ἀλέξανδρον τὸν Μακεδόνα μονόλυκον προσηγόρευσε, sc. ὁ Δημοσθένης Plut.).