αἰπός

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

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Particularly: “Compare αἰπύς (aipús) and αἰπεινός (aipeinós).”

Pronunciation edit

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.pós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛˈpos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛˈpos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpos/

Adjective edit

αἰπός • (aipós) m (feminine αἰπή, neuter αἰπόν); first/second declension (Epic)

(of cities) on a slope: high, lofty
(of streams) flowing steeply down

Inflection edit

First and second declension of αἰπός; αἰπή; αἰπόν (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	αἰπός aipós	αἰπή aipḗ	αἰπόν aipón	αἰπώ aipṓ	αἰπᾱ́ aipā́	αἰπώ aipṓ	αἰποί aipoí	αἰπαί aipaí	αἰπᾰ́ aipá
Genitive	αἰποῦ / αἰποῖο / αἰπόο aipoû / aipoîo / aipóo	αἰπῆς aipês	αἰποῦ / αἰποῖο / αἰπόο aipoû / aipoîo / aipóo	αἰποῖῐν aipoîin	αἰπαῖν / αἰπαῖῐν / αἰπῇῐν aipaî(i)n / aipêiin	αἰποῖῐν aipoîin	αἰπῶν aipôn	αἰπᾱ́ων / αἰπέ͜ων / αἰπῶν aipā́ōn / aipé͜ōn / aipôn	αἰπῶν aipôn
Dative	αἰπῷ aipôi	αἰπῇ aipêi	αἰπῷ aipôi	αἰποῖῐν aipoîin	αἰπαῖν / αἰπαῖῐν / αἰπῇῐν aipaî(i)n / aipêiin	αἰποῖῐν aipoîin	αἰποῖσῐ / αἰποῖσῐν / αἰποῖς aipoîsi(n) / aipoîs	αἰπῇσῐ / αἰπῇσῐν / αἰπῇς / αἰπαῖς aipêisi(n) / aipêis / aipaîs	αἰποῖσῐ / αἰποῖσῐν / αἰποῖς aipoîsi(n) / aipoîs
Accusative	αἰπόν aipón	αἰπήν aipḗn	αἰπόν aipón	αἰπώ aipṓ	αἰπᾱ́ aipā́	αἰπώ aipṓ	αἰπούς aipoús	αἰπᾱ́ς aipā́s	αἰπᾰ́ aipá
Vocative	αἰπέ aipé	αἰπή aipḗ	αἰπόν aipón	αἰπώ aipṓ	αἰπᾱ́ aipā́	αἰπώ aipṓ	αἰποί aipoí	αἰπαί aipaí	αἰπᾰ́ aipá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	αἰπῶς aipôs			αἰπότερος aipóteros			αἰπότᾰτος aipótatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms edit

(on a slope): αἰπύς (aipús), αἰπεινός (aipeinós)

References edit

“αἰπός, ή, όν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“αἰπός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
αἰπός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963