σαβακός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The formation can be compared with μαλακός (malakós, “soft, light; effeminate”) and τριβακός (tribakós, “rubbed, worn”), but the etymology is unknown. Furnée connects σαυκός (saukós, “dry”), which very strongly suggests Pre-Greek origin for this word.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sa.ba.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /sa.baˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /sa.βaˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /sa.vaˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /sa.vaˈkos/

Adjective

σᾰβᾰκός • (săbăkós) m (feminine σᾰβᾰκή, neuter σᾰβᾰκόν); first/second declension

(of inner organs) damaged, rotten
feeble, effeminate, womanish
Synonym: μᾰλᾰκός (mălăkós)

Inflection

First and second declension of σᾰβᾰκός; σᾰβᾰκή; σᾰβᾰκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	σᾰβᾰκός săbăkós	σᾰβᾰκή săbăkḗ	σᾰβᾰκόν săbăkón	σᾰβᾰκώ săbăkṓ	σᾰβᾰκᾱ́ săbăkā́	σᾰβᾰκώ săbăkṓ	σᾰβᾰκοί săbăkoí	σᾰβᾰκαί săbăkaí	σᾰβᾰκᾰ́ săbăkắ
Genitive	σᾰβᾰκοῦ săbăkoû	σᾰβᾰκῆς săbăkês	σᾰβᾰκοῦ săbăkoû	σᾰβᾰκοῖν săbăkoîn	σᾰβᾰκαῖν săbăkaîn	σᾰβᾰκοῖν săbăkoîn	σᾰβᾰκῶν săbăkôn	σᾰβᾰκῶν săbăkôn	σᾰβᾰκῶν săbăkôn
Dative	σᾰβᾰκῷ săbăkōî	σᾰβᾰκῇ săbăkēî	σᾰβᾰκῷ săbăkōî	σᾰβᾰκοῖν săbăkoîn	σᾰβᾰκαῖν săbăkaîn	σᾰβᾰκοῖν săbăkoîn	σᾰβᾰκοῖς săbăkoîs	σᾰβᾰκαῖς săbăkaîs	σᾰβᾰκοῖς săbăkoîs
Accusative	σᾰβᾰκόν săbăkón	σᾰβᾰκήν săbăkḗn	σᾰβᾰκόν săbăkón	σᾰβᾰκώ săbăkṓ	σᾰβᾰκᾱ́ săbăkā́	σᾰβᾰκώ săbăkṓ	σᾰβᾰκούς săbăkoús	σᾰβᾰκᾱ́ς săbăkā́s	σᾰβᾰκᾰ́ săbăkắ
Vocative	σᾰβᾰκέ săbăké	σᾰβᾰκή săbăkḗ	σᾰβᾰκόν săbăkón	σᾰβᾰκώ săbăkṓ	σᾰβᾰκᾱ́ săbăkā́	σᾰβᾰκώ săbăkṓ	σᾰβᾰκοί săbăkoí	σᾰβᾰκαί săbăkaí	σᾰβᾰκᾰ́ săbăkắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	σᾰβᾰκῶς săbăkôs			σᾰβᾰκώτερος săbăkṓteros			σᾰβᾰκώτᾰτος săbăkṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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