κάβαισος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

κᾰ́βᾰσος (kắbăsos)

Etymology

In antiquity the word was analyzed as a compound of κάβος (kábos, “a corn-measure”) + αἶσα (aîsa, “one's lot, share”), which is of course nonsense. The meaning and structure of the word point to Pre-Greek origin. Furnée further connects καμασός (kamasós, “abyss”), which is possible but uncertain; the comparison with καμασήν (kamasḗn, “fish”) is even more uncertain.

Noun

κᾰ́βαισος • (kắbaisos) m (genitive κᾰβαίσου); second declension

glutton, gourmand
Synonyms: γᾰστρῐ́μᾰργος (găstrĭ́mărgos), τένθης (ténthēs), φᾰ́γος (phắgos)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ κᾰ́βαισος; τοῦ κᾰβαίσου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ κᾰ́βαισος ho kắbaisos	τὼ κᾰβαίσω tṑ kăbaísō	οἱ κᾰ́βαισοι hoi kắbaisoi
Genitive	τοῦ κᾰβαίσου toû kăbaísou	τοῖν κᾰβαίσοιν toîn kăbaísoin	τῶν κᾰβαίσων tôn kăbaísōn
Dative	τῷ κᾰβαίσῳ tōî kăbaísōi	τοῖν κᾰβαίσοιν toîn kăbaísoin	τοῖς κᾰβαίσοις toîs kăbaísois
Accusative	τὸν κᾰ́βαισον tòn kắbaison	τὼ κᾰβαίσω tṑ kăbaísō	τοὺς κᾰβαίσους toùs kăbaísous
Vocative	κᾰ́βαισε kắbaise	κᾰβαίσω kăbaísō	κᾰ́βαισοι kắbaisoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Inflection

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