πνιγεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πνῑ́γω (pnī́gō, “to choke, stifle”) +‎ -εύς (-eús, masculine agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πνῐγεύς • (pnĭgeús) m (genitive πνῐγέως); third declension

  1. damper, cover for a stove
  2. hydraulic instrument in which air is pent up
  3. muzzle for horses
    Synonyms: κημός (kēmós), φιμός (phimós)

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ πνῐγεύς; τοῦ πνῐγέως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ πνῐγεύς
ho pnĭgeús 		τὼ πνῐγῆ
tṑ pnĭgê 		οἱ πνῐγῆς / πνῐγεῖς
hoi pnĭgês / pnĭgeîs
Genitive τοῦ πνῐγέως
toû pnĭgéōs 		τοῖν πνῐγέοιν
toîn pnĭgéoin 		τῶν πνῐγέων
tôn pnĭgéōn
Dative τῷ πνῐγεῖ
tōî pnĭgeî 		τοῖν πνῐγέοιν
toîn pnĭgéoin 		τοῖς πνῐγεῦσῐ / πνῐγεῦσῐν
toîs pnĭgeûsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν πνῐγέᾱ
tòn pnĭgéā 		τὼ πνῐγῆ
tṑ pnĭgê 		τοὺς πνῐγέᾱς
toùs pnĭgéās
Vocative πνῐγεῦ
pnĭgeû 		πνῐγῆ
pnĭgê 		πνῐγῆς / πνῐγεῖς
pnĭgês / pnĭgeîs
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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