θηλυκός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θῆλῠς (thêlŭs, “woman”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ĭkós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰɛː.ly.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰe̝.lyˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θi.lyˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θi.lyˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θi.liˈkos/

Adjective

θηλῠκός • (thēlŭkós) m (feminine θηλῠκή, neuter θηλῠκόν); first/second declension

Inflection

First and second declension of θηλῠκός; θηλῠκή; θηλῠκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	θηλῠκός thēlŭkós	θηλῠκή thēlŭkḗ	θηλῠκόν thēlŭkón	θηλῠκώ thēlŭkṓ	θηλῠκᾱ́ thēlŭkā́	θηλῠκώ thēlŭkṓ	θηλῠκοί thēlŭkoí	θηλῠκαί thēlŭkaí	θηλῠκᾰ́ thēlŭkắ
Genitive	θηλῠκοῦ thēlŭkoû	θηλῠκῆς thēlŭkês	θηλῠκοῦ thēlŭkoû	θηλῠκοῖν thēlŭkoîn	θηλῠκαῖν thēlŭkaîn	θηλῠκοῖν thēlŭkoîn	θηλῠκῶν thēlŭkôn	θηλῠκῶν thēlŭkôn	θηλῠκῶν thēlŭkôn
Dative	θηλῠκῷ thēlŭkōî	θηλῠκῇ thēlŭkēî	θηλῠκῷ thēlŭkōî	θηλῠκοῖν thēlŭkoîn	θηλῠκαῖν thēlŭkaîn	θηλῠκοῖν thēlŭkoîn	θηλῠκοῖς thēlŭkoîs	θηλῠκαῖς thēlŭkaîs	θηλῠκοῖς thēlŭkoîs
Accusative	θηλῠκόν thēlŭkón	θηλῠκήν thēlŭkḗn	θηλῠκόν thēlŭkón	θηλῠκώ thēlŭkṓ	θηλῠκᾱ́ thēlŭkā́	θηλῠκώ thēlŭkṓ	θηλῠκούς thēlŭkoús	θηλῠκᾱ́ς thēlŭkā́s	θηλῠκᾰ́ thēlŭkắ
Vocative	θηλῠκέ thēlŭké	θηλῠκή thēlŭkḗ	θηλῠκόν thēlŭkón	θηλῠκώ thēlŭkṓ	θηλῠκᾱ́ thēlŭkā́	θηλῠκώ thēlŭkṓ	θηλῠκοί thēlŭkoí	θηλῠκαί thēlŭkaí	θηλῠκᾰ́ thēlŭkắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	θηλῠκῶς thēlŭkôs			θηλῠκώτερος thēlŭkṓteros			θηλῠκώτᾰτος thēlŭkṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: θηλυκός (thilykós)

Greek

Adjective

θηλυκός • (thilykós) m (feminine θηλυκή or θηλυκιά, neuter θηλυκό)

female (feminine gender)
feminine (female person or animal)

Declension

Declension of θηλυκός
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	θηλυκός (thilykós)	θηλυκή (thilykí) θηλυκιά (thilykiá)	θηλυκό (thilykó)	θηλυκοί (thilykoí)	θηλυκές (thilykés)	θηλυκά (thilyká)
genitive	θηλυκού (thilykoú)	θηλυκής (thilykís) θηλυκιάς (thilykiás)	θηλυκού (thilykoú)	θηλυκών (thilykón)	θηλυκών (thilykón)	θηλυκών (thilykón)
accusative	θηλυκό (thilykó)	θηλυκή (thilykí) θηλυκιά (thilykiá)	θηλυκό (thilykó)	θηλυκούς (thilykoús)	θηλυκές (thilykés)	θηλυκά (thilyká)
vocative	θηλυκέ (thilyké)	θηλυκή (thilykí) θηλυκιά (thilykiá)	θηλυκό (thilykó)	θηλυκοί (thilykoí)	θηλυκές (thilykés)	θηλυκά (thilyká)

Notes: the alternative feminine forms θηλυκιά and θηλυκιάς are colloquial
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο θηλυκός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο θηλυκός, etc.)

Coordinate terms

αρσενικός (arsenikós)
ουδέτερος (oudéteros)

θηλυκός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Adjective

Declension

Coordinate terms

See also