ἐρυθρόπους

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”) +‎ πούς (poús, “foot”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.ry.tʰró.puːs/ → /e.ryˈθro.pus/ → /e.riˈθro.pus/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.ry.tʰró.puːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.ryˈtʰro.pus/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.ryˈθro.pus/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.ryˈθro.pus/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.riˈθro.pus/

Adjective

ἐρῠθρόπους • (eruthrópous) m or f (neuter ἐρῠθρόπουν); third declension

1. red-footed

Inflection

Third declension of ἐρῠθρόπους; ἐρῠθρόπουν (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐρῠθρόπους eruthrópous	ἐρῠθρόπουν eruthrópoun		ἐρῠθρόποδε eruthrópode	ἐρῠθρόποδε eruthrópode		ἐρῠθρόποδες eruthrópodes	ἐρῠθρόποδᾰ eruthrópoda
Genitive		ἐρῠθρόποδος eruthrópodos	ἐρῠθρόποδος eruthrópodos		ἐρῠθροπόδοιν eruthropódoin	ἐρῠθροπόδοιν eruthropódoin		ἐρῠθροπόδων eruthropódōn	ἐρῠθροπόδων eruthropódōn
Dative		ἐρῠθρόποδῐ eruthrópodi	ἐρῠθρόποδῐ eruthrópodi		ἐρῠθροπόδοιν eruthropódoin	ἐρῠθροπόδοιν eruthropódoin		ἐρῠθρόποσῐ / ἐρῠθρόποσῐν eruthróposi(n)	ἐρῠθρόποσῐ / ἐρῠθρόποσῐν eruthróposi(n)
Accusative		ἐρῠθρόποδᾰ eruthrópoda	ἐρῠθρόπουν eruthrópoun		ἐρῠθρόποδε eruthrópode	ἐρῠθρόποδε eruthrópode		ἐρῠθρόποδᾰς eruthrópodas	ἐρῠθρόποδᾰ eruthrópoda
Vocative		ἐρῠθρόπους eruthrópous	ἐρῠθρόπουν eruthrópoun		ἐρῠθρόποδε eruthrópode	ἐρῠθρόποδε eruthrópode		ἐρῠθρόποδες eruthrópodes	ἐρῠθρόποδᾰ eruthrópoda
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐρῠθροπόδως eruthropódōs			—			—
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

ἐρῠθρόπους • (eruthrópous) m (genitive ἐρῠθρόποδος); third declension

1. common redshank (Tringa totanus)

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ ἐρῠθρόπους; τοῦ ἐρῠθρόποδος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἐρῠθρόπους ho eruthrópous	τὼ ἐρῠθρόποδε tṑ eruthrópode	οἱ ἐρῠθρόποδες hoi eruthrópodes
Genitive	τοῦ ἐρῠθρόποδος toû eruthrópodos	τοῖν ἐρῠθροπόδοιν toîn eruthropódoin	τῶν ἐρῠθροπόδων tôn eruthropódōn
Dative	τῷ ἐρῠθρόποδῐ tôi eruthrópodi	τοῖν ἐρῠθροπόδοιν toîn eruthropódoin	τοῖς ἐρῠθρόποσῐ / ἐρῠθρόποσῐν toîs eruthróposi(n)
Accusative	τὸν ἐρῠθρόποδᾰ tòn eruthrópoda	τὼ ἐρῠθρόποδε tṑ eruthrópode	τοὺς ἐρῠθρόποδᾰς toùs eruthrópodas
Vocative	ἐρῠθρόπους eruthrópous	ἐρῠθρόποδε eruthrópode	ἐρῠθρόποδες eruthrópodes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Further reading

• “ἐρυθρόπους”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐρυθρόπους”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐρυθρόπους in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette