σιτοφάγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σῖτος (sîtos, “corn, bread”) +‎ -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /siː.to.pʰá.ɡos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /si.toˈpʰa.ɡos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /si.toˈɸa.ɣos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /si.toˈfa.ɣos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /si.toˈfa.ɣos/

Adjective

σῑτοφᾰ́γος • (sītophắgos) m or f (neuter σῑτοφᾰ́γου); second declension

eating corn or bread

Inflection

Second declension of σῑτοφᾰ́γος; σῑτοφᾰ́γον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	σῑτοφᾰ́γος sītophắgos	σῑτοφᾰ́γον sītophắgon	σῑτοφᾰ́γω sītophắgō	σῑτοφᾰ́γω sītophắgō	σῑτοφᾰ́γοι sītophắgoi	σῑτοφᾰ́γᾰ sītophắgă
Genitive	σῑτοφᾰ́γου sītophắgou	σῑτοφᾰ́γου sītophắgou	σῑτοφᾰ́γοιν sītophắgoin	σῑτοφᾰ́γοιν sītophắgoin	σῑτοφᾰ́γων sītophắgōn	σῑτοφᾰ́γων sītophắgōn
Dative	σῑτοφᾰ́γῳ sītophắgōi	σῑτοφᾰ́γῳ sītophắgōi	σῑτοφᾰ́γοιν sītophắgoin	σῑτοφᾰ́γοιν sītophắgoin	σῑτοφᾰ́γοις sītophắgois	σῑτοφᾰ́γοις sītophắgois
Accusative	σῑτοφᾰ́γον sītophắgon	σῑτοφᾰ́γον sītophắgon	σῑτοφᾰ́γω sītophắgō	σῑτοφᾰ́γω sītophắgō	σῑτοφᾰ́γους sītophắgous	σῑτοφᾰ́γᾰ sītophắgă
Vocative	σῑτοφᾰ́γε sītophắge	σῑτοφᾰ́γον sītophắgon	σῑτοφᾰ́γω sītophắgō	σῑτοφᾰ́γω sītophắgō	σῑτοφᾰ́γοι sītophắgoi	σῑτοφᾰ́γᾰ sītophắgă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	σῑτοφᾰ́γως sītophắgōs		σῑτοφᾰγώτερος sītophăgṓteros		σῑτοφᾰγώτᾰτος sītophăgṓtătos
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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