γνωμονικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γνώμων (gnṓmōn, “interpreter, discerner”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, suffix to form an adjective).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡnɔː.mo.ni.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡno.mo.niˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣno.mo.niˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣno.mo.niˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣno.mo.niˈkos/

Adjective

γνωμονικός • (gnōmonikós) m (feminine γνωμονική, neuter γνωμονικόν); first/second declension

judging by rule; fit to judge of or skilled in a thing
1. of or concerning sun-dials
  1. forming a γνώμων (gnṓmōn)

Inflection

First and second declension of γνωμονικός; γνωμονική; γνωμονικόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	γνωμονικός gnōmonikós	γνωμονική gnōmonikḗ	γνωμονικόν gnōmonikón	γνωμονικώ gnōmonikṓ	γνωμονικᾱ́ gnōmonikā́	γνωμονικώ gnōmonikṓ	γνωμονικοί gnōmonikoí	γνωμονικαί gnōmonikaí	γνωμονικᾰ́ gnōmonikắ
Genitive	γνωμονικοῦ gnōmonikoû	γνωμονικῆς gnōmonikês	γνωμονικοῦ gnōmonikoû	γνωμονικοῖν gnōmonikoîn	γνωμονικαῖν gnōmonikaîn	γνωμονικοῖν gnōmonikoîn	γνωμονικῶν gnōmonikôn	γνωμονικῶν gnōmonikôn	γνωμονικῶν gnōmonikôn
Dative	γνωμονικῷ gnōmonikōî	γνωμονικῇ gnōmonikēî	γνωμονικῷ gnōmonikōî	γνωμονικοῖν gnōmonikoîn	γνωμονικαῖν gnōmonikaîn	γνωμονικοῖν gnōmonikoîn	γνωμονικοῖς gnōmonikoîs	γνωμονικαῖς gnōmonikaîs	γνωμονικοῖς gnōmonikoîs
Accusative	γνωμονικόν gnōmonikón	γνωμονικήν gnōmonikḗn	γνωμονικόν gnōmonikón	γνωμονικώ gnōmonikṓ	γνωμονικᾱ́ gnōmonikā́	γνωμονικώ gnōmonikṓ	γνωμονικούς gnōmonikoús	γνωμονικᾱ́ς gnōmonikā́s	γνωμονικᾰ́ gnōmonikắ
Vocative	γνωμονικέ gnōmoniké	γνωμονική gnōmonikḗ	γνωμονικόν gnōmonikón	γνωμονικώ gnōmonikṓ	γνωμονικᾱ́ gnōmonikā́	γνωμονικώ gnōmonikṓ	γνωμονικοί gnōmonikoí	γνωμονικαί gnōmonikaí	γνωμονικᾰ́ gnōmonikắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	γνωμονικῶς gnōmonikôs			γνωμονικότερος gnōmonikóteros			γνωμονικότᾰτος gnōmonikótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

παθογνωμονικός (pathognōmonikós)
→ Latin: gnomonicus

References

“γνωμονικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press