ἰχθύς
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[edit] Ancient Greek
[edit] Etymology
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰu-[1] (cf. Old Armenian ձուկն (jukn) and Lithuanian žuvis). This may be disputed however in light of Hebrew dag and Ugaritic *dagu (dg), both meaning 'fish', suggesting instead a borrowing.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Classical): IPA: [ikʰtʰʉː́s]
- (Koine): IPA: [ikʰtʰˈyːs]
- (Byzantine): IPA: [ixθˈys]
[edit] Noun
ἰχθύς (genitive ἰχθύος) m, third declension; (ikhthūs)
- fish
- (figuratively) stupid person
- (plural) fish market
[edit] Inflection
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ ἰχθύς | τώ ἰχθύε | οἱ ἰχθύες |
| Genitive | τοῦ ἰχθύος | τοῖν ἰχθύοιν | τῶν ἰχθύων |
| Dative | τῷ ἰχθύϊ | τοῖν ἰχθύοιν | τοῖς ἰχθύσῐ(ν) |
| Accusative | τόν ἰχθύν | τώ ἰχθύε | τούς ἰχθῦς |
| Vocative | ἰχθύ | ἰχθύε | ἰχθύες |
[edit] Usage notes
Alternative inflected forms exist such as ἰχθῦς as nominative singular or plural, and ἰχθύας as accusative plural.
[edit] References
- LSJ
- Bauer lexicon
- Strong’s concordance number: G2486
- ^ According to Julius Pokorny, Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, 1959.
