βαλανηφάγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn”) +‎ -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ba.la.nɛː.pʰá.ɡos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ba.la.ne̝ˈpʰa.ɡos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βa.la.niˈɸa.ɣos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /va.la.niˈfa.ɣos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /va.la.niˈfa.ɣos/

Adjective

βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γος • (bălănēphắgos) m or f (neuter βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γου); second declension

acorn-eating

Inflection

Second declension of βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γος; βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γος bălănēphắgos	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γον bălănēphắgon	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γω bălănēphắgō	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γω bălănēphắgō	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γοι bălănēphắgoi	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γᾰ bălănēphắgă
Genitive	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γου bălănēphắgou	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γου bălănēphắgou	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γοιν bălănēphắgoin	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γοιν bălănēphắgoin	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γων bălănēphắgōn	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γων bălănēphắgōn
Dative	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γῳ bălănēphắgōi	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γῳ bălănēphắgōi	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γοιν bălănēphắgoin	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γοιν bălănēphắgoin	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γοις bălănēphắgois	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γοις bălănēphắgois
Accusative	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γον bălănēphắgon	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γον bălănēphắgon	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γω bălănēphắgō	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γω bălănēphắgō	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γους bălănēphắgous	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γᾰ bălănēphắgă
Vocative	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γε bălănēphắge	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γον bălănēphắgon	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γω bălănēphắgō	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γω bălănēphắgō	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γοι bălănēphắgoi	βᾰλᾰνηφᾰ́γᾰ bălănēphắgă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

“βαλανηφάγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“βαλανηφάγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
βαλανηφάγος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
βαλανηφάγος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)