κόπος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κόπος • (kópos) m (genitive κόπου); second declension

  1. striking, beating
  2. toil and trouble, suffering
  3. fatigue, weariness
  4. work, exertion
    Synonym: μόχθος (mókhthos)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ κόπος; τοῦ κόπου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κόπος
ho kópos 		τὼ κόπω
tṑ kópō 		οἱ κόποι
hoi kópoi
Genitive τοῦ κόπου
toû kópou 		τοῖν κόποιν
toîn kópoin 		τῶν κόπων
tôn kópōn
Dative τῷ κόπῳ
tōî kópōi 		τοῖν κόποιν
toîn kópoin 		τοῖς κόποις
toîs kópois
Accusative τὸν κόπον
tòn kópon 		τὼ κόπω
tṑ kópō 		τοὺς κόπους
toùs kópous
Vocative κόπε
kópe 		κόπω
kópō 		κόποι
kópoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • κοπάζω (kopázō)
  • κόπασμα (kópasma)
  • κοπηρός (kopērós)
  • κοπιαρός (kopiarós)
  • κοπιάτης (kopiátēs)
  • κοπιάω (kopiáō)
  • κοπόω (kopóō)
  • κοπώδης (kopṓdēs)
  • κόπωσις (kópōsis)

Descendants

  • Greek: κόπος (kópos)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόπος (“striking; fatigue”). See κόπτω (kóptō, “cut”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈko.pos/
  • Hyphenation: κό‧πος

Noun

κόπος • (kópos) m (plural κόποι)

  1. toil, hard work, effort
    Synonym: προσπάθεια f (prospátheia)
  2. suffering
  3. fatigue
  4. pay, wages (for such work)

Declension

Declension of κόπος
singular plural
nominative κόπος (kópos) κόποι (kópoi)
genitive κόπου (kópou) κόπων (kópon)
accusative κόπο (kópo) κόπους (kópous)
vocative κόπε (kópe) κόποι (kópoi)

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