μάχλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

μαχλάς (makhlás)
μάχλης (mákhlēs)

Etymology

Furnée adduces Βάκχος (Bákkhos) (with interchange β/μ) and compares Armenian մահազ (mahaz, “lascivious”), suggesting that all these words are from Asia Minor. The interchange may also lead to a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /má.kʰlos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈma.kʰlos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈma.xlos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈma.xlos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈma.xlos/

Adjective

μάχλος • (mákhlos) m or f (neuter μάχλον); second declension

lewd, lustful (of women)
wanton, luxuriant

Declension

Second declension of μᾰ́χλος; μᾰ́χλον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	μᾰ́χλος mắkhlos	μᾰ́χλον mắkhlon	μᾰ́χλω mắkhlō	μᾰ́χλω mắkhlō	μᾰ́χλοι mắkhloi	μᾰ́χλᾰ mắkhlă
Genitive	μᾰ́χλου mắkhlou	μᾰ́χλου mắkhlou	μᾰ́χλοιν mắkhloin	μᾰ́χλοιν mắkhloin	μᾰ́χλων mắkhlōn	μᾰ́χλων mắkhlōn
Dative	μᾰ́χλῳ mắkhlōi	μᾰ́χλῳ mắkhlōi	μᾰ́χλοιν mắkhloin	μᾰ́χλοιν mắkhloin	μᾰ́χλοις mắkhlois	μᾰ́χλοις mắkhlois
Accusative	μᾰ́χλον mắkhlon	μᾰ́χλον mắkhlon	μᾰ́χλω mắkhlō	μᾰ́χλω mắkhlō	μᾰ́χλους mắkhlous	μᾰ́χλᾰ mắkhlă
Vocative	μᾰ́χλε mắkhle	μᾰ́χλον mắkhlon	μᾰ́χλω mắkhlō	μᾰ́χλω mắkhlō	μᾰ́χλοι mắkhloi	μᾰ́χλᾰ mắkhlă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	μᾰ́χλως mắkhlōs		μᾰχλότερος măkhlóteros		μᾰχλότᾰτος măkhlótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

μαχλεύομαι (makhleúomai)
μαχλικός (makhlikós)
μαχλοσύνη (makhlosúnē)
μαχλότης (makhlótēs)

Related terms

λάγνος (lágnos)