ὄστλιγξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἄστλιγξ (ástlinx)

Etymology

The formation is similar to θῶμιγξ (thôminx), ἶλιγξ (îlinx) and στρόφιγξ (stróphinx). The presence of the variant shows that the word is from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὄστλῐγξ • (óstlĭnx) f (genitive ὄστλῐγγος); third declension

  1. curled hair, lock of hair
  2. tendril of vine
  3. curling flame
  4. arm of a cuttlefish, tentacle

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ὄστλῐγξ; τῆς ὄστλῐγγος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ὄστλῐγξ
hē óstlĭnx 		τὼ ὄστλῐγγε
tṑ óstlĭnge 		αἱ ὄστλῐγγες
hai óstlĭnges
Genitive τῆς ὄστλῐγγος
tês óstlĭngos 		τοῖν ὀστλῐ́γγοιν
toîn ostlĭ́ngoin 		τῶν ὀστλῐ́γγων
tôn ostlĭ́ngōn
Dative τῇ ὄστλῐγγῐ
tēî óstlĭngĭ 		τοῖν ὀστλῐ́γγοιν
toîn ostlĭ́ngoin 		ταῖς ὄστλῐγξῐ / ὄστλῐγξῐν
taîs óstlĭnxĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν ὄστλῐγγᾰ
tḕn óstlĭngă 		τὼ ὄστλῐγγε
tṑ óstlĭnge 		τᾱ̀ς ὄστλῐγγᾰς
tā̀s óstlĭngăs
Vocative ὄστλῐγξ
óstlĭnx 		ὄστλῐγγε
óstlĭnge 		ὄστλῐγγες
óstlĭnges
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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