ἕλιξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • εἷλῐξ (heîlĭx) — poetic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἕλῐξ • (hélĭx) f (genitive ἕλῐκος); third declension

  1. Anything twisted, winding, or spiral.
  2. The tendril of a vine.
  3. The outer ear
  4. (mathematics) A spiral line.

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἕλῐξ; τῆς ἕλῐκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἕλῐξ
hē hélĭx 		τὼ ἕλῐκε
tṑ hélĭke 		αἱ ἕλῐκες
hai hélĭkes
Genitive τῆς ἕλῐκος
tês hélĭkos 		τοῖν ἑλῐ́κοιν
toîn helĭ́koin 		τῶν ἑλῐ́κων
tôn helĭ́kōn
Dative τῇ ἕλῐκῐ
tēî hélĭkĭ 		τοῖν ἑλῐ́κοιν
toîn helĭ́koin 		ταῖς ἕλῐξῐ / ἕλῐξῐν
taîs hélĭxĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν ἕλῐκᾰ
tḕn hélĭkă 		τὼ ἕλῐκε
tṑ hélĭke 		τᾱ̀ς ἕλῐκᾰς
tā̀s hélĭkăs
Vocative ἕλῐξ
hélĭx 		ἕλῐκε
hélĭke 		ἕλῐκες
hélĭkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Third declension of ἕλῐξ; ἕλῐκος (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἕλῐξ
hélĭx 		ἕλῐκε
hélĭke 		ἕλῐκες
hélĭkes
Genitive ἕλῐκος
hélĭkos 		ἑλῐ́κοιν / ἑλῐ́κοιῐν
helĭ́koi(ĭ)n 		ἑλῐ́κων
helĭ́kōn
Dative ἕλῐκῐ
hélĭkĭ 		ἑλῐ́κοιν / ἑλῐ́κοιῐν
helĭ́koi(ĭ)n 		ἕλῐξῐ / ἕλῐξῐν / ἑλῐ́κεσσῐ / ἑλῐ́κεσσῐν / ἑλῐ́κεσῐ / ἑλῐ́κεσῐν
hélĭxĭ(n) / helĭ́kessĭ(n) / helĭ́kesĭ(n)
Accusative ἕλῐκᾰ
hélĭkă 		ἕλῐκε
hélĭke 		ἕλῐκᾰς
hélĭkăs
Vocative ἕλῐξ
hélĭx 		ἕλῐκε
hélĭke 		ἕλῐκες
hélĭkes
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

  • Greek: έλικα (élika), → Greek: έλικας (élikas)
  • → Latin: helix

References

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