καταπύγων

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• κατάπυγος (katápugos)

Etymology

κατα- (kata-, “downwards”) +‎ πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”) +‎ -ων (-ōn, adjectival suffix)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.ta.py̌ː.ɡɔːn/ → /ka.taˈpy.ɣon/ → /ka.taˈpi.ɣon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.py̌ː.ɡɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈpy.ɡon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈpy.ɣon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈpy.ɣon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈpi.ɣon/

Adjective

κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων • (katapū́gōn) m or f (neuter κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον); third declension

1. lecherous, lewd, inclined toward unnatural lust

Inflection

Third declension of κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων; κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων katapū́gōn	κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον katápūgon		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε katapū́gone	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε katapū́gone		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονες katapū́gones	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰ katapū́gona
Genitive		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονος katapū́gonos	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονος katapū́gonos		κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν katapūgónoin	κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν katapūgónoin		κᾰτᾰπῡγόνων katapūgónōn	κᾰτᾰπῡγόνων katapūgónōn
Dative		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονῐ katapū́goni	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονῐ katapū́goni		κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν katapūgónoin	κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν katapūgónoin		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐ / κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐν katapū́gosi(n)	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐ / κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐν katapū́gosi(n)
Accusative		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰ katapū́gona	κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον katápūgon		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε katapū́gone	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε katapū́gone		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰς katapū́gonas	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰ katapū́gona
Vocative		κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον katápūgon	κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον katápūgon		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε katapū́gone	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε katapū́gone		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονες katapū́gones	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰ katapū́gona
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		κᾰτᾰπῡγόνως katapūgónōs			καταπυγωνέστερος katapugōnésteros			κᾰτᾰπῡγονέστᾰτος katapūgonéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων • (katapū́gōn) m (genitive κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονος); third declension

1. a lecherous and lewd man, a debauchee
2. (Attic) the middle finger (used for an obscene gesture)

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων; τοῦ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων ho katapū́gōn	τὼ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε tṑ katapū́gone	οἱ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονες hoi katapū́gones
Genitive	τοῦ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονος toû katapū́gonos	τοῖν κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν toîn katapūgónoin	τῶν κᾰτᾰπῡγόνων tôn katapūgónōn
Dative	τῷ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονῐ tôi katapū́goni	τοῖν κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν toîn katapūgónoin	τοῖς κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐ / κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐν toîs katapū́gosi(n)
Accusative	τὸν κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰ tòn katapū́gona	τὼ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε tṑ katapū́gone	τοὺς κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰς toùs katapū́gonas
Vocative	κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον katápūgon	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε katapū́gone	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονες katapū́gones
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “καταπύγων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “καταπύγων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• καταπύγων in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette