παραφυάς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παραφύω (paraphúō, “to grow beside”) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ắs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́ς • (părăphŭắs) f (genitive πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δος); third declension

  1. any side-growth, hence:
    1. (botany) offshoot, sucker
    2. (zoology) branch of an animal's vein
    3. certain appendages in lobsters
    4. (figuratively) branch of a discussion

Declension

Third declension of ἡ πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́ς; τῆς πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́ς
hē părăphŭắs 		τὼ πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δε
tṑ părăphŭắde 		αἱ πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δες
hai părăphŭắdes
Genitive τῆς πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δος
tês părăphŭắdos 		τοῖν πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δοιν
toîn părăphŭắdoin 		τῶν πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δων
tôn părăphŭắdōn
Dative τῇ πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δῐ
tēî părăphŭắdĭ 		τοῖν πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δοιν
toîn părăphŭắdoin 		ταῖς πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́σῐ / πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́σῐν
taîs părăphŭắsĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δᾰ
tḕn părăphŭắdă 		τὼ πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δε
tṑ părăphŭắde 		τᾱ̀ς πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δᾰς
tā̀s părăphŭắdăs
Vocative πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́ς
părăphŭắs 		πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δε
părăphŭắde 		πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δες
părăphŭắdes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Derived terms

  • παραφυάδιον (paraphuádion)

References

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