βάβαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Onomatopoeic word, like βαβάζω (babázō, “to speak inarticulately”), βάβιον (bábion, “child”), βάβακοι (bábakoi, “cicadas”) and βάβαλον (bábalon, “shouter”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bá.baks/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈba.baks/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβa.βaks/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈva.vaks/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈva.vaks/

Noun

βᾰ́βᾰξ • (bắbăx) m (genitive βᾰ́βᾰκος); third declension

chatterer, chatterbox

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ βᾰ́βᾰξ; τοῦ βᾰ́βᾰκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ βᾰ́βᾰξ ho bắbăx	τὼ βᾰ́βᾰκε tṑ bắbăke	οἱ βᾰ́βᾰκες hoi bắbăkes
Genitive	τοῦ βᾰ́βᾰκος toû bắbăkos	τοῖν βᾰβᾰ́κοιν toîn băbắkoin	τῶν βᾰβᾰ́κων tôn băbắkōn
Dative	τῷ βᾰ́βᾰκῐ tōî bắbăkĭ	τοῖν βᾰβᾰ́κοιν toîn băbắkoin	τοῖς βᾰ́βᾰξῐ / βᾰ́βᾰξῐν toîs bắbăxĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν βᾰ́βᾰκᾰ tòn bắbăkă	τὼ βᾰ́βᾰκε tṑ bắbăke	τοὺς βᾰ́βᾰκᾰς toùs bắbăkăs
Vocative	βᾰ́βᾰξ bắbăx	βᾰ́βᾰκε bắbăke	βᾰ́βᾰκες bắbăkes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ English: babax (learned)
→ Translingual: Babax (learned)