ὄφις

See also: όφις and Όφις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ókʷʰis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis (“snake”). Cognates include Sanskrit अहि (áhi), Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌- (aži-), Old Armenian իժ (iž), and English ask (“eft, newt, lizard”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὄφῐς • (óphĭs) m (genitive ὄφεως or ὄφιος); third declension

  1. a serpent, snake
  2. serpentine bracelet
  3. (astronomy) the constellation Serpens
  4. a type of creeping plant

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ ὄφῐς; τοῦ ὄφεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ὄφῐς
ho óphĭs 		τὼ ὄφει
tṑ óphei 		οἱ ὄφεις
hoi ópheis
Genitive τοῦ ὄφεως
toû ópheōs 		τοῖν ὀφέοιν
toîn ophéoin 		τῶν ὄφεων
tôn ópheōn
Dative τῷ ὄφει
tōî óphei 		τοῖν ὀφέοιν
toîn ophéoin 		τοῖς ὄφεσῐ / ὄφεσῐν
toîs óphesĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν ὄφῐν
tòn óphĭn 		τὼ ὄφει
tṑ óphei 		τοὺς ὄφεις
toùs ópheis
Vocative ὄφῐ
óphĭ 		ὄφει
óphei 		ὄφεις
ópheis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: ὄφις (óphis), ὄφης m, ὄφιος m, ὀφίδιον n (ophídion), ὀφίδιν n (ophídin), ὀφίδι n, φίδιν n (phídin), φίδι n
    • Modern Greek: φίδι (fídi), όφιος m (rare, literary)
    • Mariupol Greek: фидъ (fið)
  • → Coptic: ⲟⲃⲓⲟⲛ m (obion)
  • ⇒ Translingual: Ophiocordyceps

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