σαβακός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The formation can be compared with μαλακός (malakós, “soft, light; effeminate”) and τριβακός (tribakós, “rubbed, worn”), but the etymology is unknown. Furnée connects σαυκός (saukós, “dry”), which very strongly suggests Pre-Greek origin for this word.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sa.ba.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /sa.baˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /sa.βaˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /sa.vaˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /sa.vaˈkos/

Adjective

σᾰβᾰκός • (sabakós) m (feminine σᾰβᾰκή, neuter σᾰβᾰκόν); first/second declension

(of inner organs) damaged, rotten
feeble, effeminate, womanish
Synonym: μᾰλᾰκός (malakós)

Inflection

First and second declension of σᾰβᾰκός; σᾰβᾰκή; σᾰβᾰκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	σᾰβᾰκός sabakós	σᾰβᾰκή sabakḗ	σᾰβᾰκόν sabakón	σᾰβᾰκώ sabakṓ	σᾰβᾰκᾱ́ sabakā́	σᾰβᾰκώ sabakṓ	σᾰβᾰκοί sabakoí	σᾰβᾰκαί sabakaí	σᾰβᾰκᾰ́ sabaká
Genitive	σᾰβᾰκοῦ sabakoû	σᾰβᾰκῆς sabakês	σᾰβᾰκοῦ sabakoû	σᾰβᾰκοῖν sabakoîn	σᾰβᾰκαῖν sabakaîn	σᾰβᾰκοῖν sabakoîn	σᾰβᾰκῶν sabakôn	σᾰβᾰκῶν sabakôn	σᾰβᾰκῶν sabakôn
Dative	σᾰβᾰκῷ sabakôi	σᾰβᾰκῇ sabakêi	σᾰβᾰκῷ sabakôi	σᾰβᾰκοῖν sabakoîn	σᾰβᾰκαῖν sabakaîn	σᾰβᾰκοῖν sabakoîn	σᾰβᾰκοῖς sabakoîs	σᾰβᾰκαῖς sabakaîs	σᾰβᾰκοῖς sabakoîs
Accusative	σᾰβᾰκόν sabakón	σᾰβᾰκήν sabakḗn	σᾰβᾰκόν sabakón	σᾰβᾰκώ sabakṓ	σᾰβᾰκᾱ́ sabakā́	σᾰβᾰκώ sabakṓ	σᾰβᾰκούς sabakoús	σᾰβᾰκᾱ́ς sabakā́s	σᾰβᾰκᾰ́ sabaká
Vocative	σᾰβᾰκέ sabaké	σᾰβᾰκή sabakḗ	σᾰβᾰκόν sabakón	σᾰβᾰκώ sabakṓ	σᾰβᾰκᾱ́ sabakā́	σᾰβᾰκώ sabakṓ	σᾰβᾰκοί sabakoí	σᾰβᾰκαί sabakaí	σᾰβᾰκᾰ́ sabaká
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	σᾰβᾰκῶς sabakôs			σᾰβᾰκώτερος sabakṓteros			σᾰβᾰκώτᾰτος sabakṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.