γύψινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γύψος (gúpsos, “chalk”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡýp.si.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡyp.si.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝyp.si.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝyp.si.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈʝip.si.nos/

Adjective

γύψῐνος • (gúpsĭnos) m (feminine γυψῐ́νη, neuter γύψῐνον); first/second declension

made of chalk

Inflection

First and second declension of γύψῐνος; γυψῐ́νη; γύψῐνον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	γύψῐνος gúpsĭnos	γυψῐ́νη gupsĭ́nē	γύψῐνον gúpsĭnon	γυψῐ́νω gupsĭ́nō	γυψῐ́νᾱ gupsĭ́nā	γυψῐ́νω gupsĭ́nō	γύψῐνοι gúpsĭnoi	γύψῐναι gúpsĭnai	γύψῐνᾰ gúpsĭnă
Genitive	γυψῐ́νου gupsĭ́nou	γυψῐ́νης gupsĭ́nēs	γυψῐ́νου gupsĭ́nou	γυψῐ́νοιν gupsĭ́noin	γυψῐ́ναιν gupsĭ́nain	γυψῐ́νοιν gupsĭ́noin	γυψῐ́νων gupsĭ́nōn	γυψῐ́νων gupsĭ́nōn	γυψῐ́νων gupsĭ́nōn
Dative	γυψῐ́νῳ gupsĭ́nōi	γυψῐ́νῃ gupsĭ́nēi	γυψῐ́νῳ gupsĭ́nōi	γυψῐ́νοιν gupsĭ́noin	γυψῐ́ναιν gupsĭ́nain	γυψῐ́νοιν gupsĭ́noin	γυψῐ́νοις gupsĭ́nois	γυψῐ́ναις gupsĭ́nais	γυψῐ́νοις gupsĭ́nois
Accusative	γύψῐνον gúpsĭnon	γυψῐ́νην gupsĭ́nēn	γύψῐνον gúpsĭnon	γυψῐ́νω gupsĭ́nō	γυψῐ́νᾱ gupsĭ́nā	γυψῐ́νω gupsĭ́nō	γυψῐ́νους gupsĭ́nous	γυψῐ́νᾱς gupsĭ́nās	γύψῐνᾰ gúpsĭnă
Vocative	γύψῐνε gúpsĭne	γυψῐ́νη gupsĭ́nē	γύψῐνον gúpsĭnon	γυψῐ́νω gupsĭ́nō	γυψῐ́νᾱ gupsĭ́nā	γυψῐ́νω gupsĭ́nō	γύψῐνοι gúpsĭnoi	γύψῐναι gúpsĭnai	γύψῐνᾰ gúpsĭnă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	γυψῐ́νως gupsĭ́nōs			γυψῐνώτερος gupsĭnṓteros			γυψῐνώτᾰτος gupsĭnṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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