δίπλαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dwi-pleḱ-s; compare Latin duplex. By surface analysis, δι- (di-) +‎ -πλαξ (-plax)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dí.plaks/ → /ˈði.plaks/ → /ˈði.plaks/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dí.plaks/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.plaks/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.plaks/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.plaks/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈði.plaks/

Adjective

δίπλαξ • (díplax) m or f (neuter —); third declension

1. twofold, double, in double folds
2. (nominalized, f) a double-folded mantle
3. (nominalized, in the plural) ship-planks (doubled one over the one below)

Declension

Not attested in the neuter.

Third declension of δῐ́πλᾰξ; — (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δῐ́πλᾰξ díplax	—		δῐ́πλᾰκε díplake	—		δῐ́πλᾰκες díplakes	—
Genitive		δῐ́πλᾰκος díplakos	—		δῐπλᾰ́κοιν diplákoin	—		δῐπλᾰ́κων diplákōn	—
Dative		δῐ́πλᾰκῐ díplaki	—		δῐπλᾰ́κοιν diplákoin	—		δῐ́πλᾰξῐ / δῐ́πλᾰξῐν díplaxi(n)	—
Accusative		δῐ́πλᾰκᾰ díplaka	—		δῐ́πλᾰκε díplake	—		δῐ́πλᾰκᾰς díplakas	—
Vocative		δῐ́πλᾰξ díplax	—		δῐ́πλᾰκε díplake	—		δῐ́πλᾰκες díplakes	—
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “δίπλαξ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• δίπλαξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δίπλαξ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δίπλαξ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “δίπλαξ”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• “δίπλαξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press