καταπύγων

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

κατάπυγος (katápugos)

Etymology

κατα- (kata-, “downwards”) +‎ πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”) +‎ -ων (-ōn, adjectival suffix)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.py̌ː.ɡɔːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈpy.ɡon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈpy.ɣon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈpy.ɣon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈpi.ɣon/

Adjective

κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων • (kătăpū́gōn) m or f (neuter κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον); third declension

lecherous, lewd, inclined toward unnatural lust

Inflection

Third declension of κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων; κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων kătăpū́gōn	κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον kătắpūgon	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε kătăpū́gone	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε kătăpū́gone	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονες kătăpū́gones	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰ kătăpū́gonă
Genitive	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονος kătăpū́gonos	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονος kătăpū́gonos	κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν kătăpūgónoin	κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν kătăpūgónoin	κᾰτᾰπῡγόνων kătăpūgónōn	κᾰτᾰπῡγόνων kătăpūgónōn
Dative	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονῐ kătăpū́gonĭ	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονῐ kătăpū́gonĭ	κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν kătăpūgónoin	κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν kătăpūgónoin	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐ / κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐν kătăpū́gosĭ(n)	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐ / κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐν kătăpū́gosĭ(n)
Accusative	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰ kătăpū́gonă	κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον kătắpūgon	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε kătăpū́gone	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε kătăpū́gone	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰς kătăpū́gonăs	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰ kătăpū́gonă
Vocative	κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον kătắpūgon	κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον kătắpūgon	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε kătăpū́gone	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε kătăpū́gone	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονες kătăpū́gones	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰ kătăpū́gonă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰτᾰπῡγόνως kătăpūgónōs		καταπυγωνέστερος katapugōnésteros		κᾰτᾰπῡγονέστᾰτος kătăpūgonéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων • (kătăpū́gōn) m (genitive κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονος); third declension

a lecherous and lewd man, a debauchee
(Attic) the middle finger (used for an obscene gesture)

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων; τοῦ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων ho kătăpū́gōn	τὼ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε tṑ kătăpū́gone	οἱ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονες hoi kătăpū́gones
Genitive	τοῦ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονος toû kătăpū́gonos	τοῖν κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν toîn kătăpūgónoin	τῶν κᾰτᾰπῡγόνων tôn kătăpūgónōn
Dative	τῷ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονῐ tōî kătăpū́gonĭ	τοῖν κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν toîn kătăpūgónoin	τοῖς κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐ / κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐν toîs kătăpū́gosĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰ tòn kătăpū́gonă	τὼ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε tṑ kătăpū́gone	τοὺς κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰς toùs kătăpū́gonăs
Vocative	κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον kătắpūgon	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε kătăpū́gone	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονες kătăpū́gones
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

“καταπύγων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“καταπύγων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
καταπύγων in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette