πούς
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[edit] Ancient Greek
[edit] Alternative spellings
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *póds, *pṓds. Cognates include Latin pēs, Sanskrit पद् (pád), Armenian ոտ (ot), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐍃 (fōtus) and Old English fōt (English foot).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Classical): IPA: [poː́s]
- (Koine): IPA: [puːs]
- (Byzantine): IPA: [pus]
[edit] Noun
πούς (genitive ποδός) m, third declension; (pous)
[edit] Inflection
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ πούς | τώ πόδε | οἱ πόδες |
| Genitive | τοῦ ποδός | τοῖν ποδοῖν | τῶν ποδῶν |
| Dative | τῷ ποδί | τοῖν ποδοῖν | τοῖς ποσί(ν) |
| Accusative | τόν πόδᾰ | τώ πόδε | τούς πόδᾰς |
| Vocative | πούς | πόδε | πόδες |
[edit] Usage notes
Homer also uses the dative plurals ποσσί and πόδεσσι. In addition Epic Greek uses ποδοῖιν as the genitive and dative dual.
[edit] References
Strong’s concordance number: G4228
