ζάπυρος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ζα- (za-, “very”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + -ος (-os).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /zdá.py.ros/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈza.py.ros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈza.py.ros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈza.py.ros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈza.pi.ros/
Adjective
ζᾰ́πῠρος • (zắpŭros) m or f (neuter ζᾰ́πῠρον); second declension
- very fiery
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
| Nominative | ζᾰ́πῠρος zắpŭros |
ζᾰ́πῠρον zắpŭron |
ζᾰπῠ́ρω zăpŭ́rō |
ζᾰπῠ́ρω zăpŭ́rō |
ζᾰ́πῠροι zắpŭroi |
ζᾰ́πῠρᾰ zắpŭră | ||||||||
| Genitive | ζᾰπῠ́ρου zăpŭ́rou |
ζᾰπῠ́ρου zăpŭ́rou |
ζᾰπῠ́ροιν zăpŭ́roin |
ζᾰπῠ́ροιν zăpŭ́roin |
ζᾰπῠ́ρων zăpŭ́rōn |
ζᾰπῠ́ρων zăpŭ́rōn | ||||||||
| Dative | ζᾰπῠ́ρῳ zăpŭ́rōi |
ζᾰπῠ́ρῳ zăpŭ́rōi |
ζᾰπῠ́ροιν zăpŭ́roin |
ζᾰπῠ́ροιν zăpŭ́roin |
ζᾰπῠ́ροις zăpŭ́rois |
ζᾰπῠ́ροις zăpŭ́rois | ||||||||
| Accusative | ζᾰ́πῠρον zắpŭron |
ζᾰ́πῠρον zắpŭron |
ζᾰπῠ́ρω zăpŭ́rō |
ζᾰπῠ́ρω zăpŭ́rō |
ζᾰπῠ́ρους zăpŭ́rous |
ζᾰ́πῠρᾰ zắpŭră | ||||||||
| Vocative | ζᾰ́πῠρε zắpŭre |
ζᾰ́πῠρον zắpŭron |
ζᾰπῠ́ρω zăpŭ́rō |
ζᾰπῠ́ρω zăpŭ́rō |
ζᾰ́πῠροι zắpŭroi |
ζᾰ́πῠρᾰ zắpŭră | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| ζᾰπῠ́ρως zăpŭ́rōs |
ζᾰπῠρώτερος zăpŭrṓteros |
ζᾰπῠρώτᾰτος zăpŭrṓtătos | ||||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ζάπυρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ζάπυρος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette