χαμαίζηλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χᾰμαί (khămaí, “near the ground”) +‎ ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, fervour”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰa.mǎi̯z.dɛː.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰaˈmɛ.ze̝.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /xaˈmɛ.zi.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /xaˈme.zi.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /xaˈme.zi.los/

Adjective

χᾰμαίζηλος • (khămaízēlos) m or f (neuter χᾰμαίζηλον); second declension

seeking the ground, low-growing, dwarf
sunk down
(figuratively) of low estate, humble

Inflection

Second declension of χᾰμαίζηλος; χᾰμαίζηλον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	χᾰμαίζηλος khămaízēlos	χᾰμαίζηλον khămaízēlon	χᾰμαιζήλω khămaizḗlō	χᾰμαιζήλω khămaizḗlō	χᾰμαίζηλοι khămaízēloi	χᾰμαίζηλᾰ khămaízēlă
Genitive	χᾰμαιζήλου khămaizḗlou	χᾰμαιζήλου khămaizḗlou	χᾰμαιζήλοιν khămaizḗloin	χᾰμαιζήλοιν khămaizḗloin	χᾰμαιζήλων khămaizḗlōn	χᾰμαιζήλων khămaizḗlōn
Dative	χᾰμαιζήλῳ khămaizḗlōi	χᾰμαιζήλῳ khămaizḗlōi	χᾰμαιζήλοιν khămaizḗloin	χᾰμαιζήλοιν khămaizḗloin	χᾰμαιζήλοις khămaizḗlois	χᾰμαιζήλοις khămaizḗlois
Accusative	χᾰμαίζηλον khămaízēlon	χᾰμαίζηλον khămaízēlon	χᾰμαιζήλω khămaizḗlō	χᾰμαιζήλω khămaizḗlō	χᾰμαιζήλους khămaizḗlous	χᾰμαίζηλᾰ khămaízēlă
Vocative	χᾰμαίζηλε khămaízēle	χᾰμαίζηλον khămaízēlon	χᾰμαιζήλω khămaizḗlō	χᾰμαιζήλω khămaizḗlō	χᾰμαίζηλοι khămaízēloi	χᾰμαίζηλᾰ khămaízēlă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	χᾰμαιζήλως khămaizḗlōs		χᾰμαιζηλότερος khămaizēlóteros		χᾰμαιζηλότᾰτος khămaizēlótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

χᾰμαίζηλον (khămaízēlon)

Noun

χᾰμαίζηλος • (khămaízēlos) m (genitive χᾰμαιζήλου); second declension

low seat, stool

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ χᾰμαίζηλος; τοῦ χᾰμαιζήλου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ χᾰμαίζηλος ho khămaízēlos	τὼ χᾰμαιζήλω tṑ khămaizḗlō	οἱ χᾰμαίζηλοι hoi khămaízēloi
Genitive	τοῦ χᾰμαιζήλου toû khămaizḗlou	τοῖν χᾰμαιζήλοιν toîn khămaizḗloin	τῶν χᾰμαιζήλων tôn khămaizḗlōn
Dative	τῷ χᾰμαιζήλῳ tōî khămaizḗlōi	τοῖν χᾰμαιζήλοιν toîn khămaizḗloin	τοῖς χᾰμαιζήλοις toîs khămaizḗlois
Accusative	τὸν χᾰμαίζηλον tòn khămaízēlon	τὼ χᾰμαιζήλω tṑ khămaizḗlō	τοὺς χᾰμαιζήλους toùs khămaizḗlous
Vocative	χᾰμαίζηλε khămaízēle	χᾰμαιζήλω khămaizḗlō	χᾰμαίζηλοι khămaízēloi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Derived terms

Noun

Inflection

Further reading