βριθύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the same Pre-Greek root of βρῖθος (brîthos, “weight”), βρί (brí), βρίμη (brímē, “strength, might”) and ὄβριμος (óbrimos, “strong, mighty”). Not related to βαρύς (barús, “heavy”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /briː.tʰýs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /briˈtʰys/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βriˈθys/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vriˈθys/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vriˈθis/

Adjective

βρῑθῠ́ς • (brīthús) m (feminine βρῑθεῖᾰ, neuter βρῑθύ); first/third declension

heavy, weighty
Synonym: βαρύς (barús)

Declension

First and third declension of βρῑθῠ́ς; βρῑθεῖᾰ; βρῑθῠ́ (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βρῑθῠ́ς brīthús	βρῑθεῖᾰ brītheîa	βρῑθῠ́ brīthú	βρῑθέε brīthée	βρῑθείᾱ brītheíā	βρῑθέε brīthée	βρῑθεῖς brītheîs	βρῑθεῖαι brītheîai	βρῑθέᾰ brīthéa
Genitive	βρῑθέος brīthéos	βρῑθείᾱς brītheíās	βρῑθέος brīthéos	βρῑθέοιν brīthéoin	βρῑθείαιν brītheíain	βρῑθέοιν brīthéoin	βρῑθέων brīthéōn	βρῑθειῶν brītheiôn	βρῑθέων brīthéōn
Dative	βρῑθεῖ brītheî	βρῑθείᾳ brītheíāi	βρῑθεῖ brītheî	βρῑθέοιν brīthéoin	βρῑθείαιν brītheíain	βρῑθέοιν brīthéoin	βρῑθέσῐ / βρῑθέσῐν brīthési(n)	βρῑθείαις brītheíais	βρῑθέσῐ / βρῑθέσῐν brīthési(n)
Accusative	βρῑθῠ́ν brīthún	βρῑθεῖᾰν brītheîan	βρῑθῠ́ brīthú	βρῑθέε brīthée	βρῑθείᾱ brītheíā	βρῑθέε brīthée	βρῑθεῖς brītheîs	βρῑθείᾱς brītheíās	βρῑθέᾰ brīthéa
Vocative	βρῑθῠ́ brīthú	βρῑθεῖᾰ brītheîa	βρῑθῠ́ brīthú	βρῑθέε brīthée	βρῑθείᾱ brītheíā	βρῑθέε brīthée	βρῑθεῖς brītheîs	βρῑθεῖαι brītheîai	βρῑθέᾰ brīthéa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	βρῑθέως brīthéōs			βρῑθῠ́τερος brīthúteros			βρῑθῠ́τᾰτος brīthútatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

βριθύκερως (brithúkerōs)
βριθύνοος (brithúnoos)

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“βριθύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
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βριθύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
βριθύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
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