γύψινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γύψος (gúpsos, “chalk”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡýp.si.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡyp.si.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝyp.si.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝyp.si.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈʝip.si.nos/

Adjective

γύψῐνος • (gúpsinos) m (feminine γυψῐ́νη, neuter γύψῐνον); first/second declension

made of chalk

Inflection

First and second declension of γύψῐνος; γυψῐ́νη; γύψῐνον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	γύψῐνος gúpsinos	γυψῐ́νη gupsínē	γύψῐνον gúpsinon	γυψῐ́νω gupsínō	γυψῐ́νᾱ gupsínā	γυψῐ́νω gupsínō	γύψῐνοι gúpsinoi	γύψῐναι gúpsinai	γύψῐνᾰ gúpsina
Genitive	γυψῐ́νου gupsínou	γυψῐ́νης gupsínēs	γυψῐ́νου gupsínou	γυψῐ́νοιν gupsínoin	γυψῐ́ναιν gupsínain	γυψῐ́νοιν gupsínoin	γυψῐ́νων gupsínōn	γυψῐ́νων gupsínōn	γυψῐ́νων gupsínōn
Dative	γυψῐ́νῳ gupsínōi	γυψῐ́νῃ gupsínēi	γυψῐ́νῳ gupsínōi	γυψῐ́νοιν gupsínoin	γυψῐ́ναιν gupsínain	γυψῐ́νοιν gupsínoin	γυψῐ́νοις gupsínois	γυψῐ́ναις gupsínais	γυψῐ́νοις gupsínois
Accusative	γύψῐνον gúpsinon	γυψῐ́νην gupsínēn	γύψῐνον gúpsinon	γυψῐ́νω gupsínō	γυψῐ́νᾱ gupsínā	γυψῐ́νω gupsínō	γυψῐ́νους gupsínous	γυψῐ́νᾱς gupsínās	γύψῐνᾰ gúpsina
Vocative	γύψῐνε gúpsine	γυψῐ́νη gupsínē	γύψῐνον gúpsinon	γυψῐ́νω gupsínō	γυψῐ́νᾱ gupsínā	γυψῐ́νω gupsínō	γύψῐνοι gúpsinoi	γύψῐναι gúpsinai	γύψῐνᾰ gúpsina
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	γυψῐ́νως gupsínōs			γυψῐνώτερος gupsinṓteros			γυψῐνώτᾰτος gupsinṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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