φάγος

See also: -φάγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φᾰγεῖν (phăgeîn, “to eat”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Noun

φᾰ́γος • (phắgos) m (genitive φᾰ́γου); second declension

  1. glutton
    Synonyms: γᾰστρῐ́μᾰργος (găstrĭ́mărgos), κᾰ́βαισος (kắbaisos), τένθης (ténthēs)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ φᾰ́γος; τοῦ φᾰ́γου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ φᾰ́γος
ho phắgos 		τὼ φᾰ́γω
tṑ phắgō 		οἱ φᾰ́γοι
hoi phắgoi
Genitive τοῦ φᾰ́γου
toû phắgou 		τοῖν φᾰ́γοιν
toîn phắgoin 		τῶν φᾰ́γων
tôn phắgōn
Dative τῷ φᾰ́γῳ
tōî phắgōi 		τοῖν φᾰ́γοιν
toîn phắgoin 		τοῖς φᾰ́γοις
toîs phắgois
Accusative τὸν φᾰ́γον
tòn phắgon 		τὼ φᾰ́γω
tṑ phắgō 		τοὺς φᾰ́γους
toùs phắgous
Vocative φᾰ́γε
phắge 		φᾰ́γω
phắgō 		φᾰ́γοι
phắgoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • English: -phagous
  • Greek: φαγάς m (fagás, “glutton”)

References

Greek

Noun

φάγος • (fágos) m (plural φάγοι)

  1. phage, bacteriophage

Synonyms

  • βακτηριοφάγος (vaktiriofágos)
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