αἰπός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.pós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛˈpos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛˈpos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpos/

Adjective

αἰπός • (aipós) m (feminine αἰπή, neuter αἰπόν); first/second declension (Epic)

(of cities) on a slope: high, lofty
(of streams) flowing steeply down

Inflection

First and second declension of αἰπός; αἰπή; αἰπόν (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	αἰπός aipós	αἰπή aipḗ	αἰπόν aipón	αἰπώ aipṓ	αἰπᾱ́ aipā́	αἰπώ aipṓ	αἰποί aipoí	αἰπαί aipaí	αἰπᾰ́ aipắ
Genitive	αἰποῦ / αἰποῖο / αἰπόο aipoû / aipoîo / aipóo	αἰπῆς aipês	αἰποῦ / αἰποῖο / αἰπόο aipoû / aipoîo / aipóo	αἰποῖν / αἰποῖῐν aipoî(ĭ)n	αἰπαῖν / αἰπαῖῐν / αἰπῇῐν aipaî(ĭ)n / aipēîĭn	αἰποῖν / αἰποῖῐν aipoî(ĭ)n	αἰπῶν aipôn	αἰπᾱ́ων / αἰπέ͜ων / αἰπῶν aipā́ōn / aipé͜ōn / aipôn	αἰπῶν aipôn
Dative	αἰπῷ aipōî	αἰπῇ aipēî	αἰπῷ aipōî	αἰποῖν / αἰποῖῐν aipoî(ĭ)n	αἰπαῖν / αἰπαῖῐν / αἰπῇῐν aipaî(ĭ)n / aipēîĭn	αἰποῖν / αἰποῖῐν aipoî(ĭ)n	αἰποῖς / αἰποῖσῐ / αἰποῖσῐν aipoîs / aipoîsĭ(n)	αἰπῇς / αἰπῇσῐ / αἰπῇσῐν / αἰπαῖς aipēîs / aipēîsĭ(n) / aipaîs	αἰποῖς / αἰποῖσῐ / αἰποῖσῐν aipoîs / aipoîsĭ(n)
Accusative	αἰπόν aipón	αἰπήν aipḗn	αἰπόν aipón	αἰπώ aipṓ	αἰπᾱ́ aipā́	αἰπώ aipṓ	αἰπούς aipoús	αἰπᾱ́ς aipā́s	αἰπᾰ́ aipắ
Vocative	αἰπέ aipé	αἰπή aipḗ	αἰπόν aipón	αἰπώ aipṓ	αἰπᾱ́ aipā́	αἰπώ aipṓ	αἰποί aipoí	αἰπαί aipaí	αἰπᾰ́ aipắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	αἰπῶς aipôs			αἰπότερος aipóteros			αἰπότᾰτος aipótătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms

(on a slope): αἰπύς (aipús), αἰπεινός (aipeinós)

References

“αἰπός, ή, όν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“αἰπός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
αἰπός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963