ἔχις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-European *h₁égʰis with cognates including Sanskrit अहि (áhi), Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌 (aži) and Old Armenian իժ (iž).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔχις • (ékhis) m or f (genitive ἔχῐος or ἔχεως); third declension

  1. snake, adder, viper

Usage notes

  • Primarily masculine, sometimes feminine.

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ, ἡ ἔχῐς; τοῦ, τῆς ἔχεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ, ἡ ἔχῐς
ho, hē ékhĭs 		τὼ ἔχει
tṑ ékhei 		οἱ, αἱ ἔχεις
hoi, hai ékheis
Genitive τοῦ, τῆς ἔχεως
toû, tês ékheōs 		τοῖν ἐχέοιν
toîn ekhéoin 		τῶν ἔχεων
tôn ékheōn
Dative τῷ, τῇ ἔχει
tōî, tēî ékhei 		τοῖν ἐχέοιν
toîn ekhéoin 		τοῖς, ταῖς ἔχεσῐ / ἔχεσῐν
toîs, taîs ékhesĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν, τὴν ἔχῐν
tòn, tḕn ékhĭn 		τὼ ἔχει
tṑ ékhei 		τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς ἔχεις
toùs, tā̀s ékheis
Vocative ἔχῐ
ékhĭ 		ἔχει
ékhei 		ἔχεις
ékheis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

See also

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