κακομήχανος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰκο- (kăko-, “bad”) +‎ μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “contrivance”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.ko.mɛ̌ː.kʰa.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.koˈme̝.kʰa.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.koˈmi.xa.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.koˈmi.xa.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.koˈmi.xa.nos/

Adjective

κᾰκομήχᾰνος • (kăkomḗkhănos) m or f (neuter κᾰκομήχᾰνον); second declension

mischievous, baneful

Declension

Second declension of κᾰκομήχᾰνος; κᾰκομήχᾰνον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰκομήχᾰνος kăkomḗkhănos	κᾰκομήχᾰνον kăkomḗkhănon	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νω kăkomēkhắnō	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νω kăkomēkhắnō	κᾰκομήχᾰνοι kăkomḗkhănoi	κᾰκομήχᾰνᾰ kăkomḗkhănă
Genitive	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νου kăkomēkhắnou	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νου kăkomēkhắnou	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νοιν kăkomēkhắnoin	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νοιν kăkomēkhắnoin	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νων kăkomēkhắnōn	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νων kăkomēkhắnōn
Dative	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νῳ kăkomēkhắnōi	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νῳ kăkomēkhắnōi	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νοιν kăkomēkhắnoin	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νοιν kăkomēkhắnoin	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νοις kăkomēkhắnois	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νοις kăkomēkhắnois
Accusative	κᾰκομήχᾰνον kăkomḗkhănon	κᾰκομήχᾰνον kăkomḗkhănon	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νω kăkomēkhắnō	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νω kăkomēkhắnō	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νους kăkomēkhắnous	κᾰκομήχᾰνᾰ kăkomḗkhănă
Vocative	κᾰκομήχᾰνε kăkomḗkhăne	κᾰκομήχᾰνον kăkomḗkhănon	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νω kăkomēkhắnō	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νω kăkomēkhắnō	κᾰκομήχᾰνοι kăkomḗkhănoi	κᾰκομήχᾰνᾰ kăkomḗkhănă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰκομηχᾰ́νως kăkomēkhắnōs		κᾰκομηχᾰνώτερος kăkomēkhănṓteros		κᾰκομηχᾰνώτᾰτος kăkomēkhănṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

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