φασσοφόνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φάσσα (phássa, “dove”) +‎ φόνος (phónos, “murder, slaughter”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰas.so.pʰó.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pʰas.soˈpʰo.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɸas.soˈɸo.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /fas.soˈfo.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /fa.soˈfo.nos/

Adjective

φᾰσσοφόνος • (phăssophónos) m or f (neuter φᾰσσοφόνον); second declension

dove-killing

Declension

Second declension of φᾰσσοφόνος; φᾰσσοφόνον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	φᾰσσοφόνος phăssophónos	φᾰσσοφόνον phăssophónon	φᾰσσοφόνω phăssophónō	φᾰσσοφόνω phăssophónō	φᾰσσοφόνοι phăssophónoi	φᾰσσοφόνᾰ phăssophónă
Genitive	φᾰσσοφόνου phăssophónou	φᾰσσοφόνου phăssophónou	φᾰσσοφόνοιν phăssophónoin	φᾰσσοφόνοιν phăssophónoin	φᾰσσοφόνων phăssophónōn	φᾰσσοφόνων phăssophónōn
Dative	φᾰσσοφόνῳ phăssophónōi	φᾰσσοφόνῳ phăssophónōi	φᾰσσοφόνοιν phăssophónoin	φᾰσσοφόνοιν phăssophónoin	φᾰσσοφόνοις phăssophónois	φᾰσσοφόνοις phăssophónois
Accusative	φᾰσσοφόνον phăssophónon	φᾰσσοφόνον phăssophónon	φᾰσσοφόνω phăssophónō	φᾰσσοφόνω phăssophónō	φᾰσσοφόνους phăssophónous	φᾰσσοφόνᾰ phăssophónă
Vocative	φᾰσσοφόνε phăssophóne	φᾰσσοφόνον phăssophónon	φᾰσσοφόνω phăssophónō	φᾰσσοφόνω phăssophónō	φᾰσσοφόνοι phăssophónoi	φᾰσσοφόνᾰ phăssophónă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	φᾰσσοφόνως phăssophónōs		φᾰσσοφονώτερος phăssophonṓteros		φᾰσσοφονώτᾰτος phăssophonṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

φᾰσσοφόνος • (phăssophónos) m (genitive φᾰσσοφόνου); second declension

kind of hawk, perhaps the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Synonym: φαβοκτόνος (phaboktónos)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ φᾰσσοφόνος; τοῦ φᾰσσοφόνου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ φᾰσσοφόνος ho phăssophónos	τὼ φᾰσσοφόνω tṑ phăssophónō	οἱ φᾰσσοφόνοι hoi phăssophónoi
Genitive	τοῦ φᾰσσοφόνου toû phăssophónou	τοῖν φᾰσσοφόνοιν toîn phăssophónoin	τῶν φᾰσσοφόνων tôn phăssophónōn
Dative	τῷ φᾰσσοφόνῳ tōî phăssophónōi	τοῖν φᾰσσοφόνοιν toîn phăssophónoin	τοῖς φᾰσσοφόνοις toîs phăssophónois
Accusative	τὸν φᾰσσοφόνον tòn phăssophónon	τὼ φᾰσσοφόνω tṑ phăssophónō	τοὺς φᾰσσοφόνους toùs phăssophónous
Vocative	φᾰσσοφόνε phăssophóne	φᾰσσοφόνω phăssophónō	φᾰσσοφόνοι phăssophónoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.