σκολόπαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin. The resemblance with σκόλοψ (skólops, “pole”) might be due to folk-etymological adaptation.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σκολόπαξ • (skolópax) m (genitive σκολόπᾰκος); third declension

  1. woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ σκολόπᾰξ; τοῦ σκολόπᾰκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ σκολόπᾰξ
ho skolópăx 		τὼ σκολόπᾰκε
tṑ skolópăke 		οἱ σκολόπᾰκες
hoi skolópăkes
Genitive τοῦ σκολόπᾰκος
toû skolópăkos 		τοῖν σκολοπᾰ́κοιν
toîn skolopắkoin 		τῶν σκολοπᾰ́κων
tôn skolopắkōn
Dative τῷ σκολόπᾰκῐ
tōî skolópăkĭ 		τοῖν σκολοπᾰ́κοιν
toîn skolopắkoin 		τοῖς σκολόπᾰξῐ / σκολόπᾰξῐν
toîs skolópăxĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν σκολόπᾰκᾰ
tòn skolópăkă 		τὼ σκολόπᾰκε
tṑ skolópăke 		τοὺς σκολόπᾰκᾰς
toùs skolópăkăs
Vocative σκολόπᾰξ
skolópăx 		σκολόπᾰκε
skolópăke 		σκολόπᾰκες
skolópăkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Latin: scolopax
  • Translingual: Scolopax

References

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