γλυκύφθογγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γλῠκῠ́ς (glukús, “sweet”) +‎ φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound, voice”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡly.kýpʰ.tʰoŋ.ɡos/ → /ɣlyˈcyɸ.θoŋ.ɡos/ → /ɣliˈcif.θoŋ.ɡos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡly.kýpʰ.tʰoŋ.ɡos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡlyˈkypʰ.tʰoŋ.ɡos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣlyˈcyɸ.θoŋ.ɡos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣlyˈcyf.θoŋ.ɡos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣliˈcif.θoŋ.ɡos/

Adjective

γλῠκῠ́φθογγος • (glukúphthongos) m or f (neuter γλῠκῠ́φθογγον); second declension

1. with a sweet tone (said of musical instruments)

Declension

Second declension of γλῠκῠ́φθογγος; γλῠκῠ́φθογγον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		γλῠκῠ́φθογγος glukúphthongos	γλῠκῠ́φθογγον glukúphthongon		γλῠκῠφθόγγω glukuphthóngō	γλῠκῠφθόγγω glukuphthóngō		γλῠκῠ́φθογγοι glukúphthongoi	γλῠκῠ́φθογγᾰ glukúphthonga
Genitive		γλῠκῠφθόγγου glukuphthóngou	γλῠκῠφθόγγου glukuphthóngou		γλῠκῠφθόγγοιν glukuphthóngoin	γλῠκῠφθόγγοιν glukuphthóngoin		γλῠκῠφθόγγων glukuphthóngōn	γλῠκῠφθόγγων glukuphthóngōn
Dative		γλῠκῠφθόγγῳ glukuphthóngōi	γλῠκῠφθόγγῳ glukuphthóngōi		γλῠκῠφθόγγοιν glukuphthóngoin	γλῠκῠφθόγγοιν glukuphthóngoin		γλῠκῠφθόγγοις glukuphthóngois	γλῠκῠφθόγγοις glukuphthóngois
Accusative		γλῠκῠ́φθογγον glukúphthongon	γλῠκῠ́φθογγον glukúphthongon		γλῠκῠφθόγγω glukuphthóngō	γλῠκῠφθόγγω glukuphthóngō		γλῠκῠφθόγγους glukuphthóngous	γλῠκῠ́φθογγᾰ glukúphthonga
Vocative		γλῠκῠ́φθογγε glukúphthonge	γλῠκῠ́φθογγον glukúphthongon		γλῠκῠφθόγγω glukuphthóngō	γλῠκῠφθόγγω glukuphthóngō		γλῠκῠ́φθογγοι glukúphthongoi	γλῠκῠ́φθογγᾰ glukúphthonga
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		γλῠκῠφθόγγως glukuphthóngōs			γλῠκῠφθογγότερος glukuphthongóteros			γλῠκῠφθογγότᾰτος glukuphthongótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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