ἀραχνοειδής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓ρᾰ́χνη (ărắkhnē, “spider web”) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ra.kʰno.eː.dɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ra.kʰno.iˈde̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ra.xno.iˈðis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ra.xno.iˈðis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ra.xno.iˈðis/

Adjective

ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδής • (ărăkhnoeidḗs) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδές); third declension

like a cobweb; cobwebby
Synonym: ᾰ̓ρᾰχνώδης (ărăkhnṓdēs)
- 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates of Kos, Prognostics 12:
  και τὰς λιπαρότητας δὲ τὰς ἄνω ἐφισταμένας ἀραχνοειδέας μέμφεσθαι: ξυντήξιος γὰρ σημεῖα.
  kai tàs liparótētas dè tàs ánō ephistaménas arakhnoeidéas mémphesthai: xuntḗxios gàr sēmeîa.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Inflection

Third declension of ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδής; ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδής ărăkhnoeidḗs	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδές ărăkhnoeidés	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖ ărăkhnoeideî	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖ ărăkhnoeideî	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖς ărăkhnoeideîs	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδῆ ărăkhnoeidê
Genitive	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδοῦς ărăkhnoeidoûs	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδοῦς ărăkhnoeidoûs	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδοῖν ărăkhnoeidoîn	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδοῖν ărăkhnoeidoîn	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδῶν ărăkhnoeidôn	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδῶν ărăkhnoeidôn
Dative	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖ ărăkhnoeideî	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖ ărăkhnoeideî	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδοῖν ărăkhnoeidoîn	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδοῖν ărăkhnoeidoîn	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδέσῐ / ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδέσῐν ărăkhnoeidésĭ(n)	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδέσῐ / ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδέσῐν ărăkhnoeidésĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδῆ ărăkhnoeidê	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδές ărăkhnoeidés	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖ ărăkhnoeideî	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖ ărăkhnoeideî	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖς ărăkhnoeideîs	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδῆ ărăkhnoeidê
Vocative	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδές ărăkhnoeidés	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδές ărăkhnoeidés	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖ ărăkhnoeideî	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖ ărăkhnoeideî	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖς ărăkhnoeideîs	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδῆ ărăkhnoeidê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδῶς ărăkhnoeidôs		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδέστερος ărăkhnoeidésteros		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδέστᾰτος ărăkhnoeidéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ New Latin: arachnoīdēs
- → English: arachnoid

References

“ἀραχνοειδής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press