αἰπός

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ai̯.pós/ → /ɛˈpos/ → /eˈpos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.pós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛˈpos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛˈpos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpos/

Adjective

αἰπός • (aipós) m (feminine αἰπή, neuter αἰπόν); first/second declension (Epic)

1. (of cities) on a slope: high, lofty
2. (of streams) flowing steeply down

Inflection

First and second declension of αἰπός; αἰπή; αἰπόν (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		αἰπός aipós	αἰπή aipḗ	αἰπόν aipón		αἰπώ aipṓ	αἰπᾱ́ aipā́	αἰπώ aipṓ		αἰποί aipoí	αἰπαί aipaí	αἰπᾰ́ aipá
Genitive		αἰποῦ / αἰποῖο / αἰπόο aipoû / aipoîo / aipóo	αἰπῆς aipês	αἰποῦ / αἰποῖο / αἰπόο aipoû / aipoîo / aipóo		αἰποῖῐν aipoîin	αἰπαῖν / αἰπαῖῐν / αἰπῇῐν aipaî(i)n / aipêiin	αἰποῖῐν aipoîin		αἰπῶν aipôn	αἰπᾱ́ων / αἰπέ͜ων / αἰπῶν aipā́ōn / aipé͜ōn / aipôn	αἰπῶν aipôn
Dative		αἰπῷ aipôi	αἰπῇ aipêi	αἰπῷ aipôi		αἰποῖῐν aipoîin	αἰπαῖν / αἰπαῖῐν / αἰπῇῐν aipaî(i)n / aipêiin	αἰποῖῐν aipoîin		αἰποῖσῐ / αἰποῖσῐν / αἰποῖς aipoîsi(n) / aipoîs	αἰπῇσῐ / αἰπῇσῐν / αἰπῇς / αἰπαῖς aipêisi(n) / aipêis / aipaîs	αἰποῖσῐ / αἰποῖσῐν / αἰποῖς aipoîsi(n) / aipoîs
Accusative		αἰπόν aipón	αἰπήν aipḗn	αἰπόν aipón		αἰπώ aipṓ	αἰπᾱ́ aipā́	αἰπώ aipṓ		αἰπούς aipoús	αἰπᾱ́ς aipā́s	αἰπᾰ́ aipá
Vocative		αἰπέ aipé	αἰπή aipḗ	αἰπόν aipón		αἰπώ aipṓ	αἰπᾱ́ aipā́	αἰπώ aipṓ		αἰποί aipoí	αἰπαί aipaí	αἰπᾰ́ aipá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		αἰπῶς aipôs				αἰπότερος aipóteros				αἰπότᾰτος aipótatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms

• (on a slope): αἰπύς (aipús), αἰπεινός (aipeinós)

References

• “αἰπός, ή, όν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “αἰπός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• αἰπός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963