χηναλώπηξ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From χήν (khḗn, “goose”) + ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kʰɛː.na.lɔ̌ː.pɛːks/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kʰe̝.naˈlo.pe̝ks/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /çi.naˈlo.piks/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /çi.naˈlo.piks/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /çi.naˈlo.piks/
Noun
χηνᾰλώπηξ • (khēnălṓpēx) m (genitive χηνᾰλώπεκος); third declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ χηνᾰλώπηξ ho khēnălṓpēx |
τὼ χηνᾰλώπεκε tṑ khēnălṓpeke |
οἱ χηνᾰλώπεκες hoi khēnălṓpekes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ χηνᾰλώπεκος toû khēnălṓpekos |
τοῖν χηνᾰλωπέκοιν toîn khēnălōpékoin |
τῶν χηνᾰλωπέκων tôn khēnălōpékōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ χηνᾰλώπεκῐ tōî khēnălṓpekĭ |
τοῖν χηνᾰλωπέκοιν toîn khēnălōpékoin |
τοῖς χηνᾰλώπεξῐ / χηνᾰλώπεξῐν toîs khēnălṓpexĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν χηνᾰλώπεκᾰ tòn khēnălṓpekă |
τὼ χηνᾰλώπεκε tṑ khēnălṓpeke |
τοὺς χηνᾰλώπεκᾰς toùs khēnălṓpekăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | χηνᾰλώπηξ khēnălṓpēx |
χηνᾰλώπεκε khēnălṓpeke |
χηνᾰλώπεκες khēnălṓpekes | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- χηναλωπέκειος (khēnalōpékeios)
- χηναλωπεκιδεύς (khēnalōpekideús)
Further reading
- “χηναλώπηξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- χηναλώπηξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette