παχύς

See also: πᾶχυς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pəkʰús, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰn̥ǵʰús, from *bʰenǵʰ- (“thick, fat”). Cognates include Sanskrit बहु (bahu) and Avestan 𐬠𐬄𐬰𐬀𐬵 (bązah).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pa.kʰýs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /paˈkʰys/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /paˈçys/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /paˈçys/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /paˈçis/

Adjective

πᾰχῠ́ς • (păkhŭ́s) m (feminine πᾰχεῖᾰ, neuter πᾰχῠ́); first/third declension

Declension

First and third declension of πᾰχῠ́ς; πᾰχεῖᾰ; πᾰχῠ́ (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πᾰχῠ́ς păkhŭ́s	πᾰχεῖᾰ păkheîă	πᾰχῠ́ păkhŭ́	πᾰχέε păkhée	πᾰχείᾱ păkheíā	πᾰχέε păkhée	πᾰχεῖς păkheîs	πᾰχεῖαι păkheîai	πᾰχέᾰ păkhéă
Genitive	πᾰχέος păkhéos	πᾰχείᾱς păkheíās	πᾰχέος păkhéos	πᾰχέοιν păkhéoin	πᾰχείαιν păkheíain	πᾰχέοιν păkhéoin	πᾰχέων păkhéōn	πᾰχειῶν păkheiôn	πᾰχέων păkhéōn
Dative	πᾰχεῖ păkheî	πᾰχείᾳ păkheíāi	πᾰχεῖ păkheî	πᾰχέοιν păkhéoin	πᾰχείαιν păkheíain	πᾰχέοιν păkhéoin	πᾰχέσῐ / πᾰχέσῐν păkhésĭ(n)	πᾰχείαις păkheíais	πᾰχέσῐ / πᾰχέσῐν păkhésĭ(n)
Accusative	πᾰχῠ́ν păkhŭ́n	πᾰχεῖᾰν păkheîăn	πᾰχῠ́ păkhŭ́	πᾰχέε păkhée	πᾰχείᾱ păkheíā	πᾰχέε păkhée	πᾰχεῖς păkheîs	πᾰχείᾱς păkheíās	πᾰχέᾰ păkhéă
Vocative	πᾰχῠ́ păkhŭ́	πᾰχεῖᾰ păkheîă	πᾰχῠ́ păkhŭ́	πᾰχέε păkhée	πᾰχείᾱ păkheíā	πᾰχέε păkhée	πᾰχεῖς păkheîs	πᾰχεῖαι păkheîai	πᾰχέᾰ păkhéă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	πᾰχέως păkhéōs			πᾰχῠ́τερος / πᾰχῐ́ων păkhŭ́teros / păkhĭ́ōn			πᾰχῠ́τᾰτος / πᾰ́χῐστος păkhŭ́tătos / pắkhĭstos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and third declension of πᾰχῠ́ς; πᾰχεῖᾰ; πᾰχῠ́ (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πᾰχῠ́ς păkhŭ́s	πᾰχεῖᾰ păkheîă	πᾰχῠ́ păkhŭ́	πᾰχέε păkhée	πᾰχείᾱ păkheíā	πᾰχέε păkhée	πᾰχέες păkhées	πᾰχεῖαι păkheîai	πᾰχέᾰ păkhéă
Genitive	πᾰχέος păkhéos	πᾰχείης păkheíēs	πᾰχέος păkhéos	πᾰχέοιν / πᾰχέοιῐν păkhéoi(ĭ)n	πᾰχείαιν / πᾰχείαιῐν / πᾰχείῃῐν păkheíai(ĭ)n / păkheíēiĭn	πᾰχέοιν / πᾰχέοιῐν păkhéoi(ĭ)n	πᾰχέων păkhéōn	πᾰχειᾱ́ων / πᾰχειέ͜ων / πᾰχειῶν păkheiā́ōn / păkheié͜ōn / păkheiôn	πᾰχέων păkhéōn
Dative	πᾰχεῖ păkheî	πᾰχείῃ păkheíēi	πᾰχεῖ păkheî	πᾰχέοιν / πᾰχέοιῐν păkhéoi(ĭ)n	πᾰχείαιν / πᾰχείαιῐν / πᾰχείῃῐν păkheíai(ĭ)n / păkheíēiĭn	πᾰχέοιν / πᾰχέοιῐν păkhéoi(ĭ)n	πᾰχέεσσῐ / πᾰχέεσσῐν / πᾰχέεσῐ / πᾰχέεσῐν / πᾰχέσῐ / πᾰχέσῐν păkhéessĭ(n) / păkhéesĭ(n) / păkhésĭ(n)	πᾰχείῃσῐ / πᾰχείῃσῐν / πᾰχείῃς / πᾰχείαις păkheíēisĭ(n) / păkheíēis / păkheíais	πᾰχέεσσῐ / πᾰχέεσσῐν / πᾰχέεσῐ / πᾰχέεσῐν / πᾰχέσῐ / πᾰχέσῐν păkhéessĭ(n) / păkhéesĭ(n) / păkhésĭ(n)
Accusative	πᾰχῠ́ν păkhŭ́n	πᾰχεῖᾰν păkheîăn	πᾰχῠ́ păkhŭ́	πᾰχέε păkhée	πᾰχείᾱ păkheíā	πᾰχέε păkhée	πᾰχέᾰς păkhéăs	πᾰχείᾱς păkheíās	πᾰχέᾰ păkhéă
Vocative	πᾰχῠ́ păkhŭ́	πᾰχεῖᾰ păkheîă	πᾰχῠ́ păkhŭ́	πᾰχέε păkhée	πᾰχείᾱ păkheíā	πᾰχέε păkhée	πᾰχέες păkhées	πᾰχεῖαι păkheîai	πᾰχέᾰ păkhéă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	πᾰχέως păkhéōs			πᾰ́σσων pắssōn			πᾰ́χῐστος pắkhĭstos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

πάχος (pákhos)
πᾰχῠδᾰ́κτῠλος (păkhŭdắktŭlos)
πᾰχῠ́δερμος (păkhŭ́dermos)

Descendants

Greek: παχύς (pachýs)
→ English: pachy-
→ Portuguese: paqui-

References

“πᾰχύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“παχύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“παχύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
παχύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
παχύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- big idem, page 78.
- bouncing idem, page 90.
- bulky idem, page 103.
- burly idem, page 105.
- chubby idem, page 132.
- corpulent idem, page 174.
- dumpy idem, page 256.
- fat idem, page 309.
- plump idem, page 622.
- stout idem, page 821.
- sturdy idem, page 830.
- thick idem, page 865.
- thick-headed idem, page 865.

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς (păkhŭ́s).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paˈçis/
Hyphenation: πα‧χύς

Adjective

παχύς • (pachýs) m (feminine παχιά, neuter παχύ)

fat, a formal synonym of χοντρός (chontrós)
incrassate
overweight
thick

Declension

Declension of παχύς
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	παχύς (pachýs)	παχιά (pachiá)	παχύ (pachý)	παχιοί (pachioí)	παχιές (pachiés)	παχιά (pachiá)
genitive	παχιού (pachioú) παχύ (pachý)	παχιάς (pachiás)	παχιού (pachioú) παχύ (pachý)	παχιών (pachión)	παχιών (pachión)	παχιών (pachión)
accusative	παχύ (pachý)	παχιά (pachiá)	παχύ (pachý)	παχιούς (pachioús)	παχιές (pachiés)	παχιά (pachiá)
vocative	παχύ (pachý)	παχιά (pachiá)	παχύ (pachý)	παχιοί (pachioí)	παχιές (pachiés)	παχιά (pachiá)

Notes: There are in use some learned forms:
παχέος: masculine and neuter genitive singular
παχείς: masculine plural
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο παχύς, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο παχύς, etc.)

Degrees of comparison by suffixation

comparative (?)	singular			plural
comparative (?)	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	παχύτερος (pachýteros)	παχύτερη (pachýteri)	παχύτερο (pachýtero)	παχύτεροι (pachýteroi)	παχύτερες (pachýteres)	παχύτερα (pachýtera)
genitive	παχύτερου (pachýterou)	παχύτερης (pachýteris)	παχύτερου (pachýterou)	παχύτερων (pachýteron)	παχύτερων (pachýteron)	παχύτερων (pachýteron)
accusative	παχύτερο (pachýtero)	παχύτερη (pachýteri)	παχύτερο (pachýtero)	παχύτερους (pachýterous)	παχύτερες (pachýteres)	παχύτερα (pachýtera)
vocative	παχύτερε (pachýtere)	παχύτερη (pachýteri)	παχύτερο (pachýtero)	παχύτεροι (pachýteroi)	παχύτερες (pachýteres)	παχύτερα (pachýtera)

Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο παχύτερος", etc)

absolute superlative (?)	singular			plural
absolute superlative (?)	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	παχύτατος (pachýtatos)	παχύτατη (pachýtati)	παχύτατο (pachýtato)	παχύτατοι (pachýtatoi)	παχύτατες (pachýtates)	παχύτατα (pachýtata)
genitive	παχύτατου (pachýtatou)	παχύτατης (pachýtatis)	παχύτατου (pachýtatou)	παχύτατων (pachýtaton)	παχύτατων (pachýtaton)	παχύτατων (pachýtaton)
accusative	παχύτατο (pachýtato)	παχύτατη (pachýtati)	παχύτατο (pachýtato)	παχύτατους (pachýtatous)	παχύτατες (pachýtates)	παχύτατα (pachýtata)
vocative	παχύτατε (pachýtate)	παχύτατη (pachýtati)	παχύτατο (pachýtato)	παχύτατοι (pachýtatoi)	παχύτατες (pachýtates)	παχύτατα (pachýtata)

Antonyms

λεπτός (leptós), λιπόσαρκος (lipósarkos)
less frequent: άπαχος (ápachos) in sense: "not fat, thin"

Related terms

ανισοπαχής (anisopachís), ανσιόπαχος (ansiópachos)
αντιπαχυντικός (antipachyntikós)
άπαχος (ápachos, “thin, lean”)
απάχυντος (apáchyntos, “unfattened”)
γεροντόπαχο n (gerontópacho)
ισοπαχής (isopachís), ισόπαχος (isópachos)
παχαίνω (pachaíno)
παχάκι n (pacháki) (diminutive)
παχόμετρο n (pachómetro)
πάχος n (páchos, “fatness”)
παχουλός (pachoulós)
παχύ έντερο (pachý éntero)
παχυδερμία f (pachydermía)
παχυδερμισμός m (pachydermismós)
παχύδερμο n (pachýdermo)
παχύδερμος (pachýdermos)
παχυλός (pachylós)
παχύμετρο n (pachýmetro)
πάχυνση f (páchynsi, “fattening”)
παχυντικός (pachyntikós, “fattening”)
παχύνω (pachýno)
παχύρρευστος (pachýrrefstos)
παχυσαρκία f (pachysarkía, “obesity”)
παχύσαρκος (pachýsarkos, “obese”)
παχύσωμος (pachýsomos)
παχύτητα f (pachýtita)
τετράπαχος (tetrápachos)

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Antonyms

Related terms

Further reading