ζωγραφική

See also: ζῳγραφική

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ζωγρᾰφῐκός (zōgrăphĭkós): as a noun, a substantivisation of its feminine forms in elliptical use for ἡ ζωγρᾰφῐκὴ τέχνη (hē zōgrăphĭkḕ tékhnē, “the painting craft”); as an adjective, regularly declined forms. Zography means literally the writing of life.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ζωγρᾰφῐκή • (zōgrăphĭkḗ) f (genitive ζωγρᾰφῐκῆς); first declension

  1. the art of painting

Declension

First declension of ἡ ζωγρᾰφῐκή; τῆς ζωγρᾰφῐκῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ζωγρᾰφῐκή
hē zōgrăphĭkḗ 		τὼ ζωγρᾰφῐκᾱ́
tṑ zōgrăphĭkā́ 		αἱ ζωγρᾰφῐκαί
hai zōgrăphĭkaí
Genitive τῆς ζωγρᾰφῐκῆς
tês zōgrăphĭkês 		τοῖν ζωγρᾰφῐκαῖν
toîn zōgrăphĭkaîn 		τῶν ζωγρᾰφῐκῶν
tôn zōgrăphĭkôn
Dative τῇ ζωγρᾰφῐκῇ
tēî zōgrăphĭkēî 		τοῖν ζωγρᾰφῐκαῖν
toîn zōgrăphĭkaîn 		ταῖς ζωγρᾰφῐκαῖς
taîs zōgrăphĭkaîs
Accusative τὴν ζωγρᾰφῐκήν
tḕn zōgrăphĭkḗn 		τὼ ζωγρᾰφῐκᾱ́
tṑ zōgrăphĭkā́ 		τᾱ̀ς ζωγρᾰφῐκᾱ́ς
tā̀s zōgrăphĭkā́s
Vocative ζωγρᾰφῐκή
zōgrăphĭkḗ 		ζωγρᾰφῐκᾱ́
zōgrăphĭkā́ 		ζωγρᾰφῐκαί
zōgrăphĭkaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Greek: ζωγραφική (zografikí)

Adjective

ζωγρᾰφῐκή • (zōgrăphĭkḗ)

  1. nominative singular feminine of ζωγρᾰφῐκός (zōgrăphĭkós)
  2. vocative singular feminine of ζωγρᾰφῐκός (zōgrăphĭkós)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζωγραφική (zōgraphikḗ).

Noun

ζωγραφική • (zografikí) f (plural ζωγραφικές)

  1. (art) painting (the production of an artwork)
  2. painting style

Declension

Declension of ζωγραφική
singular plural
nominative ζωγραφική (zografikí) ζωγραφικές (zografikés)
genitive ζωγραφικής (zografikís) ζωγραφικών (zografikón)
accusative ζωγραφική (zografikí) ζωγραφικές (zografikés)
vocative ζωγραφική (zografikí) ζωγραφικές (zografikés)

Further reading

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