οἰσοφάγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From οἴσω (oisō, “I will bear”) + ἔφαγον (ephagon, “I ate”)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /o͜ɪsopʰáɡos/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /yːsopʰáɣos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ysoɸáɣos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ysofáɣos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /isofáɣos/

Noun

οἰσοφάγος (genitive οἰσοφάγου) m, second declension; (oisophagos)

1. oesophagus

Inflection

Second declension of οἰσοφάγος, οἰσοφάγου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	οἰσοφάγος	οἰσοφάγω	οἰσοφάγοι
Genitive	οἰσοφάγου	οἰσοφάγοιν	οἰσοφάγων
Dative	οἰσοφάγῳ	οἰσοφάγοιν	οἰσοφάγοις
Accusative	οἰσοφάγον	οἰσοφάγω	οἰσοφάγους
Vocative	οἰσοφάγε	οἰσοφάγω	οἰσοφάγοι

References

• LSJ