ἔποψ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Formation like δρύοψ (drúops, “woodpecker”), on an onomatopoeic basis. Parallel names exist in other languages, like Latin upupa, Persian پوپو (pôpô), Armenian հոպոպ (hopop) and Latvian pupukis.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔποψ • (épops) m (genitive ἔποπος); third declension

  1. hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Declension

Third declension of ὁ ἔποψ; τοῦ ἔποπος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἔποψ
ho épops 		τὼ ἔποπε
tṑ épope 		οἱ ἔποπες
hoi épopes
Genitive τοῦ ἔποπος
toû épopos 		τοῖν ἐπόποιν
toîn epópoin 		τῶν ἐπόπων
tôn epópōn
Dative τῷ ἔποπῐ
tōî épopĭ 		τοῖν ἐπόποιν
toîn epópoin 		τοῖς ἔποψῐ / ἔποψῐν
toîs épopsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν ἔποπᾰ
tòn épopă 		τὼ ἔποπε
tṑ épope 		τοὺς ἔποπᾰς
toùs épopăs
Vocative ἔποψ
épops 		ἔποπε
épope 		ἔποπες
épopes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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