ἀμφίβραχυς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀμφῐ́ (amphí, “on both sides”) +‎ βρᾰχῠ́ς (brakhús, “short”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /am.pʰí.bra.kʰys/ → /amˈɸi.βra.çys/ → /amˈfi.vra.çis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.pʰí.bra.kʰys/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /amˈpʰi.bra.kʰys/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /amˈɸi.βra.çys/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.vra.çys/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.vra.çis/

Adjective

ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς • (amphíbrakhus) m (feminine ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰ, neuter ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ); first/third declension

1. (poetry) short on both ends

Inflection

First and third declension of ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς; ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰ; ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς amphíbrakhus	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰ amphibrákheia	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphíbrakhu		ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱ amphibrakheíā	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee		ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις amphibrákheis	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειαι amphibrákheiai	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χη / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεᾰ amphibrákhē / amphibrákhea
Genitive		ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεος amphibrákheos	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱς amphibrakheíās	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεος amphibrákheos		ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν amphibrakhéoin	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείαιν amphibrakheíain	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν amphibrakhéoin		ἀμφῐβρᾰχέων amphibrakhéōn	ἀμφῐβρᾰχειῶν amphibrakheiôn	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέων amphibrakhéōn
Dative		ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει amphibrákhei	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾳ amphibrakheíāi	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει amphibrákhei		ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν amphibrakhéoin	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείαιν amphibrakheíain	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν amphibrakhéoin		ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐ / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐν amphibrákhesi(n)	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείαις amphibrakheíais	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐ / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐν amphibrákhesi(n)
Accusative		ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠν amphíbrakhun	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰν amphibrákheian	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphíbrakhu		ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱ amphibrakheíā	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee		ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις amphibrákheis	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱς amphibrakheíās	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χη / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεᾰ amphibrákhē / amphibrákhea
Vocative		ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphíbrakhu	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰ amphibrákheia	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphíbrakhu		ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱ amphibrakheíā	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee		ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις amphibrákheis	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειαι amphibrákheiai	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χη / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεᾰ amphibrákhē / amphibrákhea
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀμφῐβρᾰχέως amphibrakhéōs				ἀμφῐβρᾰχῠ́τερος amphibrakhúteros				ἀμφῐβρᾰχῠ́τᾰτος amphibrakhútatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς • (amphíbrakhus) m (genitive ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεως); third declension

1. (poetry) amphibrach

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς; τοῦ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς ho amphíbrakhus	τὼ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει tṑ amphibrákhei	οἱ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις hoi amphibrákheis
Genitive	τοῦ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεως toû amphibrákheōs	τοῖν ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν toîn amphibrakhéoin	τῶν ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεων tôn amphibrákheōn
Dative	τῷ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει tôi amphibrákhei	τοῖν ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν toîn amphibrakhéoin	τοῖς ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐ / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐν toîs amphibrákhesi(n)
Accusative	τὸν ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠν tòn amphíbrakhun	τὼ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει tṑ amphibrákhei	τοὺς ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις toùs amphibrákheis
Vocative	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphíbrakhu	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει amphibrákhei	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις amphibrákheis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: amphibrachys (see there for further descendants)
  • English: amphibrach

References

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

Further reading

• amphibrach on Wikipedia.Wikipedia