ἀμφίβραχυς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀμφῐ́ (amphĭ́, “on both sides”) +‎ βρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s, “short”)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.pʰí.bra.kʰys/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /amˈpʰi.bra.kʰys/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /amˈɸi.βra.çys/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.vra.çys/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.vra.çis/

Adjective

ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς • (amphĭ́brăkhŭs) m (feminine ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰ, neuter ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ); first/third declension

(poetry) short on both ends

Inflection

First and third declension of ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς; ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰ; ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς amphĭ́brăkhŭs	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰ amphĭbrắkheiă	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphĭ́brăkhŭ	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphĭbrắkhee	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱ amphĭbrăkheíā	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphĭbrắkhee	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις amphĭbrắkheis	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειαι amphĭbrắkheiai	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χη / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεᾰ amphĭbrắkhē / amphĭbrắkheă
Genitive	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεος amphĭbrắkheos	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱς amphĭbrăkheíās	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεος amphĭbrắkheos	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν amphĭbrăkhéoin	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείαιν amphĭbrăkheíain	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν amphĭbrăkhéoin	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέων amphĭbrăkhéōn	ἀμφῐβρᾰχειῶν amphĭbrăkheiôn	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέων amphĭbrăkhéōn
Dative	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει amphĭbrắkhei	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾳ amphĭbrăkheíāi	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει amphĭbrắkhei	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν amphĭbrăkhéoin	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείαιν amphĭbrăkheíain	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν amphĭbrăkhéoin	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐ / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐν amphĭbrắkhesĭ(n)	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείαις amphĭbrăkheíais	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐ / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐν amphĭbrắkhesĭ(n)
Accusative	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠν amphĭ́brăkhŭn	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰν amphĭbrắkheiăn	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphĭ́brăkhŭ	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphĭbrắkhee	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱ amphĭbrăkheíā	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphĭbrắkhee	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις amphĭbrắkheis	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱς amphĭbrăkheíās	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χη / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεᾰ amphĭbrắkhē / amphĭbrắkheă
Vocative	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphĭ́brăkhŭ	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰ amphĭbrắkheiă	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphĭ́brăkhŭ	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphĭbrắkhee	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱ amphĭbrăkheíā	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphĭbrắkhee	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις amphĭbrắkheis	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειαι amphĭbrắkheiai	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χη / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεᾰ amphĭbrắkhē / amphĭbrắkheă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέως amphĭbrăkhéōs			ἀμφῐβρᾰχῠ́τερος amphĭbrăkhŭ́teros			ἀμφῐβρᾰχῠ́τᾰτος amphĭbrăkhŭ́tătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς • (amphĭ́brăkhŭs) m (genitive ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεως); third declension

(poetry) amphibrach

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς; τοῦ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς ho amphĭ́brăkhŭs	τὼ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει tṑ amphĭbrắkhei	οἱ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις hoi amphĭbrắkheis
Genitive	τοῦ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεως toû amphĭbrắkheōs	τοῖν ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν toîn amphĭbrăkhéoin	τῶν ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεων tôn amphĭbrắkheōn
Dative	τῷ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει tōî amphĭbrắkhei	τοῖν ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν toîn amphĭbrăkhéoin	τοῖς ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐ / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐν toîs amphĭbrắkhesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠν tòn amphĭ́brăkhŭn	τὼ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει tṑ amphĭbrắkhei	τοὺς ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις toùs amphĭbrắkheis
Vocative	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphĭ́brăkhŭ	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει amphĭbrắkhei	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις amphĭbrắkheis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Latin: amphibrachys (see there for further descendants)
- English: amphibrach

References

“ἀμφίβραχυς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ἀμφίβραχυς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἀμφίβραχυς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Noun

Inflection

Descendants

References

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