δίψακος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δίψᾰ (dípsă, “thirst”) +‎ -ᾰκος (-ăkos).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δίψακος • (dípsakos) m (genitive δίψακου); second declension (Koine)

  1. (pathology) diabetes, attended with violent thirst
  2. teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
    Synonym: ὀνοκᾰ́ρδῐον (onokắrdĭon)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ δίψακος; τοῦ διψάκου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Plural
Nominative ὁ δίψακος
ho dípsakos 		οἱ δίψακοι
hoi dípsakoi
Genitive τοῦ διψάκου
toû dipsákou 		τῶν διψάκων
tôn dipsákōn
Dative τῷ διψάκῳ
tōî dipsákōi 		τοῖς διψάκοις
toîs dipsákois
Accusative τὸν δίψακον
tòn dípsakon 		τοὺς διψάκους
toùs dipsákous
Vocative δίψακε
dípsake 		δίψακοι
dípsakoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Latin: dipsacos
    • → Italian: dipsaco
    • Translingual: Dipsacus

References

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