γαυσός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

γαῦσος (gaûsos)

Etymology

The word shares the formation with βλαισός (blaisós, “crooked”) and λοξός (loxós, “oblique”). The adjective has been compared with γαυλός (gaulós), γύρος (gúros) and γύαλον (gúalon) without success. According to Beekes, the word is from Pre-Greek instead.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡau̯.sós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡaʍˈsos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣaɸˈsos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣafˈsos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣafˈsos/

Adjective

γαυσός • (gausós) m (feminine γαυσή, neuter γαυσόν); first/second declension

crooked, bent outwards

Inflection

First and second declension of γαυσός; γαυσή; γαυσόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	γαυσός gausós	γαυσή gausḗ	γαυσόν gausón	γαυσώ gausṓ	γαυσᾱ́ gausā́	γαυσώ gausṓ	γαυσοί gausoí	γαυσαί gausaí	γαυσᾰ́ gausá
Genitive	γαυσοῦ gausoû	γαυσῆς gausês	γαυσοῦ gausoû	γαυσοῖν gausoîn	γαυσαῖν gausaîn	γαυσοῖν gausoîn	γαυσῶν gausôn	γαυσῶν gausôn	γαυσῶν gausôn
Dative	γαυσῷ gausôi	γαυσῇ gausêi	γαυσῷ gausôi	γαυσοῖν gausoîn	γαυσαῖν gausaîn	γαυσοῖν gausoîn	γαυσοῖς gausoîs	γαυσαῖς gausaîs	γαυσοῖς gausoîs
Accusative	γαυσόν gausón	γαυσήν gausḗn	γαυσόν gausón	γαυσώ gausṓ	γαυσᾱ́ gausā́	γαυσώ gausṓ	γαυσούς gausoús	γαυσᾱ́ς gausā́s	γαυσᾰ́ gausá
Vocative	γαυσέ gausé	γαυσή gausḗ	γαυσόν gausón	γαυσώ gausṓ	γαυσᾱ́ gausā́	γαυσώ gausṓ	γαυσοί gausoí	γαυσαί gausaí	γαυσᾰ́ gausá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	γαυσῶς gausôs			γαυσότερος gausóteros			γαυσότᾰτος gausótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

γαυσόομαι (gausóomai)