ἀμφίβιος

See also: αμφίβιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓μφῐ́ (ămphĭ́) +‎ βῐ́ος (bĭ́os, “life”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.pʰí.bi.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /amˈpʰi.bi.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /amˈɸi.βi.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.vi.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.vi.os/

Adjective

ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐος • (ămphĭ́bĭos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐον); second declension

Living a dual life on land and water: amphibious
In general: living in two worlds or in two separate manners.
(nominalized, neuter) aloe vera

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐος; ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐος ămphĭ́bĭos	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐον ămphĭ́bĭon	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ω ămphĭbĭ́ō	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ω ămphĭbĭ́ō	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐοι ămphĭ́bĭoi	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐᾰ ămphĭ́bĭă
Genitive	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ου ămphĭbĭ́ou	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ου ămphĭbĭ́ou	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́οιν ămphĭbĭ́oin	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́οιν ămphĭbĭ́oin	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ων ămphĭbĭ́ōn	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ων ămphĭbĭ́ōn
Dative	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ῳ ămphĭbĭ́ōi	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ῳ ămphĭbĭ́ōi	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́οιν ămphĭbĭ́oin	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́οιν ămphĭbĭ́oin	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́οις ămphĭbĭ́ois	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́οις ămphĭbĭ́ois
Accusative	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐον ămphĭ́bĭon	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐον ămphĭ́bĭon	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ω ămphĭbĭ́ō	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ω ămphĭbĭ́ō	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ους ămphĭbĭ́ous	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐᾰ ămphĭ́bĭă
Vocative	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐε ămphĭ́bĭe	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐον ămphĭ́bĭon	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ω ămphĭbĭ́ō	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ω ămphĭbĭ́ō	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐοι ămphĭ́bĭoi	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐᾰ ămphĭ́bĭă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ως ămphĭbĭ́ōs		ᾰ̓μφῐβῐώτερος ămphĭbĭṓteros		ᾰ̓μφῐβῐώτᾰτος ămphĭbĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Finnish: amfibi
→ Greek: αμφίβιος (amfívios) (learned)
→ Latin: amphibius (see there for further descendants)
→ Latvian: amfībija
→ Lithuanian: amfi̇̀bija
→ Serbo-Croatian: àmfībija