χρυσώψ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) +‎ ὤψ (ṓps, “eye, face, countenance”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰryː.sɔ̌ːps/ → /xryˈsops/ → /xriˈsops/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰryː.sɔ̌ːps/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰryˈsops/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /xryˈsops/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /xryˈsops/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /xriˈsops/

Adjective

χρῡσώψ • (khrūsṓps) m or f (neuter —); third declension

1. Gold-colored, shining like gold.

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ, ἡ χρῡσώψ; τοῦ, τῆς χρῡσῶπος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ, ἡ χρῡσώψ ho, hē khrūsṓps	τὼ χρῡσῶπε tṑ khrūsôpe	οἱ, αἱ χρῡσῶπες hoi, hai khrūsôpes
Genitive	τοῦ, τῆς χρῡσῶπος toû, tês khrūsôpos	τοῖν χρῡσώποιν toîn khrūsṓpoin	τῶν χρῡσώπων tôn khrūsṓpōn
Dative	τῷ, τῇ χρῡσῶπῐ tôi, têi khrūsôpi	τοῖν χρῡσώποιν toîn khrūsṓpoin	τοῖς, ταῖς χρῡσῶψῐ / χρῡσῶψῐν toîs, taîs khrūsôpsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν, τὴν χρῡσῶπᾰ tòn, tḕn khrūsôpa	τὼ χρῡσῶπε tṑ khrūsôpe	τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς χρῡσῶπᾰς toùs, tā̀s khrūsôpas
Vocative	χρῡσώψ khrūsṓps	χρῡσῶπε khrūsôpe	χρῡσῶπες khrūsôpes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Translingual: Chrysops

References

• “χρυσώψ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press