ξιφίας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ξῐ́φος (xĭ́phos, “sword”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱς (-ĭ́ās, “nominal suffix”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ξῐφῐ́ᾱς • (xĭphĭ́ās) m (genitive ξῐφῐ́ου); first declension

  1. swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
    Synonym: θρᾰνῐ́ᾱς (thrănĭ́ās)
  2. type of comet

Inflection

First declension of ὁ ξῐφῐ́ᾱς; τοῦ ξῐφῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ξῐφῐ́ᾱς
ho xĭphĭ́ās 		τὼ ξῐφῐ́ᾱ
tṑ xĭphĭ́ā 		οἱ ξῐφῐ́αι
hoi xĭphĭ́ai
Genitive τοῦ ξῐφῐ́ου
toû xĭphĭ́ou 		τοῖν ξῐφῐ́αιν
toîn xĭphĭ́ain 		τῶν ξῐφῐῶν
tôn xĭphĭôn
Dative τῷ ξῐφῐ́ᾳ
tōî xĭphĭ́āi 		τοῖν ξῐφῐ́αιν
toîn xĭphĭ́ain 		τοῖς ξῐφῐ́αις
toîs xĭphĭ́ais
Accusative τὸν ξῐφῐ́ᾱν
tòn xĭphĭ́ān 		τὼ ξῐφῐ́ᾱ
tṑ xĭphĭ́ā 		τοὺς ξῐφῐ́ᾱς
toùs xĭphĭ́ās
Vocative ξῐφῐ́ᾱ
xĭphĭ́ā 		ξῐφῐ́ᾱ
xĭphĭ́ā 		ξῐφῐ́αι
xĭphĭ́ai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Spanish: Jifia
  • → Translingual: Xiphias

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ξῐ́φος (> DER > 3. ξιφίας)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1036-7

Further reading

Greek

Alternative forms

ξιφιός m (xifiós)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξῐφῐ́ᾱς (xĭphĭ́ās).

Noun

ξιφίας • (xifías) m (plural ξιφίες)

  1. swordfish

Declension

Declension of ξιφίας
singular plural
nominative ξιφίας (xifías) ξιφίες (xifíes)
genitive ξιφία (xifía) ξιφιών (xifión)
accusative ξιφία (xifía) ξιφίες (xifíes)
vocative ξιφία (xifía) ξιφίες (xifíes)

Further reading

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