ἕρπης

See also: έρπης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἕρπω (hérpō, “creep, crawl”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἕρπης • (hérpēs) m (genitive ἕρπητος); third declension

  1. herpes, shingles

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ ἕρπης; τοῦ ἕρπητος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἕρπης
ho hérpēs 		τὼ ἕρπητε
tṑ hérpēte 		οἱ ἕρπητες
hoi hérpētes
Genitive τοῦ ἕρπητος
toû hérpētos 		τοῖν ἑρπήτοιν
toîn herpḗtoin 		τῶν ἑρπήτων
tôn herpḗtōn
Dative τῷ ἕρπητῐ
tōî hérpētĭ 		τοῖν ἑρπήτοιν
toîn herpḗtoin 		τοῖς ἕρπησῐ / ἕρπησῐν
toîs hérpēsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν ἕρπητᾰ
tòn hérpētă 		τὼ ἕρπητε
tṑ hérpēte 		τοὺς ἕρπητᾰς
toùs hérpētăs
Vocative ἕρπης
hérpēs 		ἕρπητε
hérpēte 		ἕρπητες
hérpētes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts.

References

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