γλυκύπικρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

PIE word
*dléwkus

From γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) +‎ πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡly.ký.piː.kros/ → /ɣlyˈcy.pi.kros/ → /ɣliˈci.pi.kros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡly.ký.piː.kros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡlyˈky.pi.kros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣlyˈcy.pi.kros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣlyˈcy.pi.kros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣliˈci.pi.kros/

Adjective

γλῠκῠ́πῑκρος • (glukúpīkros) m or f (neuter γλῠκῠ́πῑκρον); second declension

1. bittersweet

Inflection

Second declension of γλῠκῠ́πῑκρος; γλῠκῠ́πῑκρον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		γλῠκῠ́πῑκρος glukúpīkros	γλῠκῠ́πῑκρον glukúpīkron		γλῠκῠπῑ́κρω glukupī́krō	γλῠκῠπῑ́κρω glukupī́krō		γλῠκῠ́πῑκροι glukúpīkroi	γλῠκῠ́πῑκρᾰ glukúpīkra
Genitive		γλῠκῠπῑ́κρου glukupī́krou	γλῠκῠπῑ́κρου glukupī́krou		γλῠκῠπῑ́κροιν glukupī́kroin	γλῠκῠπῑ́κροιν glukupī́kroin		γλῠκῠπῑ́κρων glukupī́krōn	γλῠκῠπῑ́κρων glukupī́krōn
Dative		γλῠκῠπῑ́κρῳ glukupī́krōi	γλῠκῠπῑ́κρῳ glukupī́krōi		γλῠκῠπῑ́κροιν glukupī́kroin	γλῠκῠπῑ́κροιν glukupī́kroin		γλῠκῠπῑ́κροις glukupī́krois	γλῠκῠπῑ́κροις glukupī́krois
Accusative		γλῠκῠ́πῑκρον glukúpīkron	γλῠκῠ́πῑκρον glukúpīkron		γλῠκῠπῑ́κρω glukupī́krō	γλῠκῠπῑ́κρω glukupī́krō		γλῠκῠπῑ́κρους glukupī́krous	γλῠκῠ́πῑκρᾰ glukúpīkra
Vocative		γλῠκῠ́πῑκρε glukúpīkre	γλῠκῠ́πῑκρον glukúpīkron		γλῠκῠπῑ́κρω glukupī́krō	γλῠκῠπῑ́κρω glukupī́krō		γλῠκῠ́πῑκροι glukúpīkroi	γλῠκῠ́πῑκρᾰ glukúpīkra
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		γλῠκῠπῑ́κρως glukupī́krōs			γλῠκῠπῑκρότερος glukupīkróteros			γλῠκῠπῑκρότᾰτος glukupīkrótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “γλυκύπικρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• γλυκύπικρος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γλυκύπικρος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)