καρφηρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰ́ρφος (kárphos, “dry straw”) +‎ -ρός (-rós, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kar.pʰɛː.rós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kar.pʰe̝ˈros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kar.ɸiˈros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kar.fiˈros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kar.fiˈros/

Adjective

κᾰρφηρός • (karphērós) m (feminine κᾰρφηρᾱ́, neuter κᾰρφηρόν); first/second declension

of dry straw

Inflection

First and second declension of κᾰρφηρός; κᾰρφηρᾱ́; κᾰρφηρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰρφηρός karphērós	κᾰρφηρᾱ́ karphērā́	κᾰρφηρόν karphērón	κᾰρφηρώ karphērṓ	κᾰρφηρᾱ́ karphērā́	κᾰρφηρώ karphērṓ	κᾰρφηροί karphēroí	κᾰρφηραί karphēraí	κᾰρφηρᾰ́ karphērá
Genitive	κᾰρφηροῦ karphēroû	κᾰρφηρᾶς karphērâs	κᾰρφηροῦ karphēroû	κᾰρφηροῖν karphēroîn	κᾰρφηραῖν karphēraîn	κᾰρφηροῖν karphēroîn	κᾰρφηρῶν karphērôn	κᾰρφηρῶν karphērôn	κᾰρφηρῶν karphērôn
Dative	κᾰρφηρῷ karphērôi	κᾰρφηρᾷ karphērâi	κᾰρφηρῷ karphērôi	κᾰρφηροῖν karphēroîn	κᾰρφηραῖν karphēraîn	κᾰρφηροῖν karphēroîn	κᾰρφηροῖς karphēroîs	κᾰρφηραῖς karphēraîs	κᾰρφηροῖς karphēroîs
Accusative	κᾰρφηρόν karphērón	κᾰρφηρᾱ́ν karphērā́n	κᾰρφηρόν karphērón	κᾰρφηρώ karphērṓ	κᾰρφηρᾱ́ karphērā́	κᾰρφηρώ karphērṓ	κᾰρφηρούς karphēroús	κᾰρφηρᾱ́ς karphērā́s	κᾰρφηρᾰ́ karphērá
Vocative	κᾰρφηρέ karphēré	κᾰρφηρᾱ́ karphērā́	κᾰρφηρόν karphērón	κᾰρφηρώ karphērṓ	κᾰρφηρᾱ́ karphērā́	κᾰρφηρώ karphērṓ	κᾰρφηροί karphēroí	κᾰρφηραί karphēraí	κᾰρφηρᾰ́ karphērá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰρφηρῶς karphērôs			κᾰρφηρότερος karphēróteros			κᾰρφηρότᾰτος karphērótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

καρφηρός

Contents

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Further reading