παράνυμφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παρα- (para-) +‎ νύμφη (númphē, “bride”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφος • (părắnŭmphos) m or f (genitive πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφου); second declension

  1. (masculine) bridegroom's friend or best man
  2. (feminine) bridesmaid, one of the dramatis personae

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ, ἡ πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφος; τοῦ, τῆς πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ, ἡ πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφος
ho, hē părắnŭmphos 		τὼ πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφω
tṑ părănŭ́mphō 		οἱ, αἱ πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφοι
hoi, hai părắnŭmphoi
Genitive τοῦ, τῆς πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφου
toû, tês părănŭ́mphou 		τοῖν πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφοιν
toîn părănŭ́mphoin 		τῶν πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφων
tôn părănŭ́mphōn
Dative τῷ, τῇ πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφῳ
tōî, tēî părănŭ́mphōi 		τοῖν πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφοιν
toîn părănŭ́mphoin 		τοῖς, ταῖς πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφοις
toîs, taîs părănŭ́mphois
Accusative τὸν, τὴν πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφον
tòn, tḕn părắnŭmphon 		τὼ πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφω
tṑ părănŭ́mphō 		τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφους
toùs, tā̀s părănŭ́mphous
Vocative πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφε
părắnŭmphe 		πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφω
părănŭ́mphō 		πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφοι
părắnŭmphoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • πᾰρᾰνῠμφεύω (părănŭmpheúō)
  • πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφῐος (părănŭ́mphĭos)

Descendants

  • Greek: παράνυμφος (paránymfos)
  • → Latin: paranymphus

Further reading

Greek

Alternative forms

  • παράνυφος c (parányfos)
  • παράνυφη f (parányfi)
  • παράνυμφη f (paránymfi)

Noun

παράνυμφος • (paránymfos) m or f (plural παράνυμφοι)

  1. bridesmaid, best man

Declension

Declension of παράνυμφος
singular plural
nominative παράνυμφος (paránymfos) παράνυμφοι (paránymfoi)
genitive παρανύμφου (paranýmfou) παρανύμφων (paranýmfon)
accusative παράνυμφο (paránymfo) παρανύμφους (paranýmfous)
vocative παράνυμφε (paránymfe) παράνυμφοι (paránymfoi)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.