μύωψ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μύω (múō) +‎ ὤψ (ṓps).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μῠ́ωψ • (mŭ́ōps) m (genitive μῠ́ωπος); third declension

  1. A closing or contracting of the eyes
  2. gadfly, horsefly
  3. (figuratively) goad, spur
  4. a short-sighted person

Declension

Third declension of ὁ μῠ́ωψ; τοῦ μῠ́ωπος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ μῠ́ωψ
ho mŭ́ōps 		τὼ μῠ́ωπε
tṑ mŭ́ōpe 		οἱ μῠ́ωπες
hoi mŭ́ōpes
Genitive τοῦ μῠ́ωπος
toû mŭ́ōpos 		τοῖν μῠώποιν
toîn mŭṓpoin 		τῶν μῠώπων
tôn mŭṓpōn
Dative τῷ μῠ́ωπῐ
tōî mŭ́ōpĭ 		τοῖν μῠώποιν
toîn mŭṓpoin 		τοῖς μῠ́ωψῐ / μῠ́ωψῐν
toîs mŭ́ōpsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν μῠ́ωπᾰ
tòn mŭ́ōpă 		τὼ μῠ́ωπε
tṑ mŭ́ōpe 		τοὺς μῠ́ωπᾰς
toùs mŭ́ōpăs
Vocative μῠ́ωψ
mŭ́ōps 		μῠ́ωπε
mŭ́ōpe 		μῠ́ωπες
mŭ́ōpes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • μυωπίᾱ (muōpíā)
  • μυωπίας (muōpías)
  • μυωπίασις (muōpíasis)
  • μυωπίζω (muōpízō)

Descendants

  • → Esperanto: miopa
  • → French: myope
  • → German: myop

Further reading

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