σικχός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The cluster -κχ- makes an Indo-European origin unlikely. Further unclear; assumed Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σῐκχός • (sĭkkhós) m (genitive σῐκχοῦ); second declension

  1. squeamish, fastidious person, especially in eating
    Antonym: πᾰμφᾰ́γος (pămphắgos)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ σῐκχός; τοῦ σῐκχοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ σῐκχός
ho sĭkkhós 		τὼ σῐκχώ
tṑ sĭkkhṓ 		οἱ σῐκχοί
hoi sĭkkhoí
Genitive τοῦ σῐκχοῦ
toû sĭkkhoû 		τοῖν σῐκχοῖν
toîn sĭkkhoîn 		τῶν σῐκχῶν
tôn sĭkkhôn
Dative τῷ σῐκχῷ
tōî sĭkkhōî 		τοῖν σῐκχοῖν
toîn sĭkkhoîn 		τοῖς σῐκχοῖς
toîs sĭkkhoîs
Accusative τὸν σῐκχόν
tòn sĭkkhón 		τὼ σῐκχώ
tṑ sĭkkhṓ 		τοὺς σῐκχούς
toùs sĭkkhoús
Vocative σῐκχέ
sĭkkhé 		σῐκχώ
sĭkkhṓ 		σῐκχοί
sĭkkhoí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ἄσῐκχος (ásĭkkhos)
  • σικχαίνομαι (sikkhaínomai)
  • σῐκχαίνω (sĭkkhaínō)
  • σῐκχᾰντός (sĭkkhăntós)
  • σῐκχᾰσῐ́ᾱ (sĭkkhăsĭ́ā)
  • σῐκχᾰσμός (sĭkkhăsmós)
  • σίκχος (síkkhos)
  • σικχότης (sikkhótēs)

Further reading

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