ἐπιγλωσσίς
Ancient Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epiglōttís) — Attic
Etymology
editFrom ἐπῐ- (epi-, “upon, over”) + γλωσσῐ́ς (glōssís, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.pi.ɡlɔːs.sís/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /e.pi.ɡlosˈsis/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /e.pi.ɣlosˈsis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /e.pi.ɣlosˈsis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /e.pi.ɣloˈsis/
Noun
editἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς • (epiglōssís) f (genitive ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δος); third declension
- (anatomy) The valve which covers the larynx; epiglottis.
- (anatomy) The valve of the vocal chords.
Inflection
editCase / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς hē epiglōssís |
τὼ ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δε tṑ epiglōssíde |
αἱ ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δες hai epiglōssídes | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δος tês epiglōssídos |
τοῖν ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δοιν toîn epiglōssídoin |
τῶν ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δων tôn epiglōssídōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δῐ têi epiglōssídi |
τοῖν ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δοιν toîn epiglōssídoin |
ταῖς ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́σῐ / ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́σῐν taîs epiglōssísi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δᾰ tḕn epiglōssída |
τὼ ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δε tṑ epiglōssíde |
τᾱ̀ς ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δᾰς tā̀s epiglōssídas | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς epiglōssís |
ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δε epiglōssíde |
ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δες epiglōssídes | ||||||||||
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References
edit- “ἐπιγλωσσίς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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