ἑρπετόν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Substantivized verbal adjective of ἕρπω (hérpō). Compare Latin serpēns and Sanskrit सर्प (sarpá, “snake, serpent”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἑρπετόν • (herpetón) n (genitive ἑρπετοῦ); second declension

  1. Any animal which walks on four legs.
  2. creeping animal, reptile, especially a snake
  3. living being

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ἑρπετόν; τοῦ ἑρπετοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἑρπετόν
tò herpetón 		τὼ ἑρπετώ
tṑ herpetṓ 		τᾰ̀ ἑρπετᾰ́
tằ herpetắ
Genitive τοῦ ἑρπετοῦ
toû herpetoû 		τοῖν ἑρπετοῖν
toîn herpetoîn 		τῶν ἑρπετῶν
tôn herpetôn
Dative τῷ ἑρπετῷ
tōî herpetōî 		τοῖν ἑρπετοῖν
toîn herpetoîn 		τοῖς ἑρπετοῖς
toîs herpetoîs
Accusative τὸ ἑρπετόν
tò herpetón 		τὼ ἑρπετώ
tṑ herpetṓ 		τᾰ̀ ἑρπετᾰ́
tằ herpetắ
Vocative ἑρπετόν
herpetón 		ἑρπετώ
herpetṓ 		ἑρπετᾰ́
herpetắ
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: ερπετό (erpetó)
  • → English: herpet- (learned)

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