μαλακόστρακος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μᾰλᾰκός (mălăkós, “soft”) +‎ ὄστρᾰκον (óstrăkon, “potsherd”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ma.la.kós.tra.kos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ma.laˈkos.tra.kos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ma.laˈkos.tra.kos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ma.laˈkos.tra.kos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ma.laˈkos.tra.kos/

Adjective

μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκος • (mălăkóstrăkos) m or f (neuter μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκον); second declension

soft-shelled, crustaceous
Antonym: ὀστρᾰκόδερμος (ostrăkódermos)

Inflection

Second declension of μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκος; μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκος mălăkóstrăkos	μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκον mălăkóstrăkon	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κω mălăkostrắkō	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κω mălăkostrắkō	μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκοι mălăkóstrăkoi	μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκᾰ mălăkóstrăkă
Genitive	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κου mălăkostrắkou	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κου mălăkostrắkou	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κοιν mălăkostrắkoin	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κοιν mălăkostrắkoin	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κων mălăkostrắkōn	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κων mălăkostrắkōn
Dative	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κῳ mălăkostrắkōi	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κῳ mălăkostrắkōi	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κοιν mălăkostrắkoin	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κοιν mălăkostrắkoin	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κοις mălăkostrắkois	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κοις mălăkostrắkois
Accusative	μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκον mălăkóstrăkon	μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκον mălăkóstrăkon	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κω mălăkostrắkō	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κω mălăkostrắkō	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κους mălăkostrắkous	μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκᾰ mălăkóstrăkă
Vocative	μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκε mălăkóstrăke	μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκον mălăkóstrăkon	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κω mălăkostrắkō	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κω mălăkostrắkō	μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκοι mălăkóstrăkoi	μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκᾰ mălăkóstrăkă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰ́κως mălăkostrắkōs		μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰκώτερος mălăkostrăkṓteros		μᾰλᾰκοστρᾰκώτᾰτος mălăkostrăkṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Translingual: Malacostraca (learned)
- English: malacostracan