ψαλιδόστομος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ψᾰλῐ́ς (psălĭ́s, “scissors, shears”) +‎ στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /psa.li.dós.to.mos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /psa.liˈdos.to.mos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /psa.liˈðos.to.mos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /psa.liˈðos.to.mos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /psa.liˈðos.to.mos/

Adjective

ψᾰλῐδόστομος • (psălĭdóstomos) m or f (neuter ψᾰλῐδόστομον); second declension

(of crabs) nipper-mouthed

Declension

Second declension of ψᾰλῐδόστομος; ψᾰλῐδόστομον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ψᾰλῐδόστομος psălĭdóstomos	ψᾰλῐδόστομον psălĭdóstomon	ψᾰλῐδοστόμω psălĭdostómō	ψᾰλῐδοστόμω psălĭdostómō	ψᾰλῐδόστομοι psălĭdóstomoi	ψᾰλῐδόστομᾰ psălĭdóstomă
Genitive	ψᾰλῐδοστόμου psălĭdostómou	ψᾰλῐδοστόμου psălĭdostómou	ψᾰλῐδοστόμοιν psălĭdostómoin	ψᾰλῐδοστόμοιν psălĭdostómoin	ψᾰλῐδοστόμων psălĭdostómōn	ψᾰλῐδοστόμων psălĭdostómōn
Dative	ψᾰλῐδοστόμῳ psălĭdostómōi	ψᾰλῐδοστόμῳ psălĭdostómōi	ψᾰλῐδοστόμοιν psălĭdostómoin	ψᾰλῐδοστόμοιν psălĭdostómoin	ψᾰλῐδοστόμοις psălĭdostómois	ψᾰλῐδοστόμοις psălĭdostómois
Accusative	ψᾰλῐδόστομον psălĭdóstomon	ψᾰλῐδόστομον psălĭdóstomon	ψᾰλῐδοστόμω psălĭdostómō	ψᾰλῐδοστόμω psălĭdostómō	ψᾰλῐδοστόμους psălĭdostómous	ψᾰλῐδόστομᾰ psălĭdóstomă
Vocative	ψᾰλῐδόστομε psălĭdóstome	ψᾰλῐδόστομον psălĭdóstomon	ψᾰλῐδοστόμω psălĭdostómō	ψᾰλῐδοστόμω psălĭdostómō	ψᾰλῐδόστομοι psălĭdóstomoi	ψᾰλῐδόστομᾰ psălĭdóstomă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ψᾰλῐδοστόμως psălĭdostómōs		ψᾰλῐδοστομώτερος psălĭdostomṓteros		ψᾰλῐδοστομώτᾰτος psălĭdostomṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

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