δελτοειδής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δέλτᾰ (déltă, “delta”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /del.to.eː.dɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /del.to.iˈde̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðel.to.iˈðis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðel.to.iˈðis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðel.to.iˈðis/

Adjective

δελτοειδής • (deltoeidḗs) m or f (neuter δελτοειδές); third declension

delta-shaped, triangular

Inflection

Third declension of δελτοειδής; δελτοειδές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δελτοειδής deltoeidḗs	δελτοειδές deltoeidés	δελτοειδεῖ deltoeideî	δελτοειδεῖ deltoeideî	δελτοειδεῖς deltoeideîs	δελτοειδῆ deltoeidê
Genitive	δελτοειδοῦς deltoeidoûs	δελτοειδοῦς deltoeidoûs	δελτοειδοῖν deltoeidoîn	δελτοειδοῖν deltoeidoîn	δελτοειδῶν deltoeidôn	δελτοειδῶν deltoeidôn
Dative	δελτοειδεῖ deltoeideî	δελτοειδεῖ deltoeideî	δελτοειδοῖν deltoeidoîn	δελτοειδοῖν deltoeidoîn	δελτοειδέσῐ / δελτοειδέσῐν deltoeidésĭ(n)	δελτοειδέσῐ / δελτοειδέσῐν deltoeidésĭ(n)
Accusative	δελτοειδῆ deltoeidê	δελτοειδές deltoeidés	δελτοειδεῖ deltoeideî	δελτοειδεῖ deltoeideî	δελτοειδεῖς deltoeideîs	δελτοειδῆ deltoeidê
Vocative	δελτοειδές deltoeidés	δελτοειδές deltoeidés	δελτοειδεῖ deltoeideî	δελτοειδεῖ deltoeideî	δελτοειδεῖς deltoeideîs	δελτοειδῆ deltoeidê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	δελτοειδῶς deltoeidôs		δελτοειδέστερος deltoeidésteros		δελτοειδέστᾰτος deltoeidéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ English: deltoid