ἄμφω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Cognate with Latin ambō and Tocharian A āmpi, from Proto-Indo-European *ambʰow/*h₂n̥tbʰóh₁. The second half is cognate to Old Church Slavonic оба (oba), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹 (bai), Sanskrit उभौ (ubháu). Related to ἀμφί (amphí). The first half may be an old deictic pronoun or particle or may derive from the root *h₂énts.

Pronunciation

 

Determiner

ἄμφω • (ámphō)

  1. (dual only) both

Declension

Second declension of τὼ ᾰ̓́μφω; τοῖν ᾰ̓μφοῖν (Attic)
Case / # Dual
Nominative τὼ ᾰ̓́μφω
tṑ ắmphō
Genitive τοῖν ᾰ̓μφοῖν
toîn ămphoîn
Dative τοῖν ᾰ̓μφοῖν
toîn ămphoîn
Accusative τὼ ᾰ̓́μφω
tṑ ắmphō
Vocative ᾰ̓́μφω
ắmphō
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

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