ἀσκάλαφος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κάλαφος (kálaphos)

Etymology

The suffix -φος in animal names is well known. According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀσκάλαφος • (askálaphos) m (genitive ἀσκαλάφου); second declension

  1. kind of owl

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ἀσκάλαφος; τοῦ ἀσκαλάφου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἀσκάλαφος
ho askálaphos 		τὼ ἀσκαλάφω
tṑ askaláphō 		οἱ ἀσκάλαφοι
hoi askálaphoi
Genitive τοῦ ἀσκαλάφου
toû askaláphou 		τοῖν ἀσκαλάφοιν
toîn askaláphoin 		τῶν ἀσκαλάφων
tôn askaláphōn
Dative τῷ ἀσκαλάφῳ
tōî askaláphōi 		τοῖν ἀσκαλάφοιν
toîn askaláphoin 		τοῖς ἀσκαλάφοις
toîs askaláphois
Accusative τὸν ἀσκάλαφον
tòn askálaphon 		τὼ ἀσκαλάφω
tṑ askaláphō 		τοὺς ἀσκαλάφους
toùs askaláphous
Vocative ἀσκάλαφε
askálaphe 		ἀσκαλάφω
askaláphō 		ἀσκάλαφοι
askálaphoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Translingual: Ascalaphus

Further reading

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