δελφύς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δελφῠ́ᾱ (delphŭ́ā) — Doric

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷelbʰ- (“womb”). Cognate with Sanskrit गर्भ॑ (gárbha) and Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡𐬀 (gar^əβa).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /del.pʰy̌ːs/ → /ðelˈɸys/ → /ðelˈfis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /del.pʰy̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /delˈpʰys/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðelˈɸys/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðelˈfys/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðelˈfis/

Noun

δελφῡ́ς • (delphū́s) f (genitive δελφῠ́ος); third declension

1. the womb

Declension

Third declension of ἡ δελφῡ́ς; τῆς δελφῠ́ος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δελφῡ́ς hē delphū́s	τὼ δελφῠ́ε / δελφῦ tṑ delphŭ́e / delphû	αἱ δελφῠ́ες / δελφῦς hai delphŭ́es / delphûs
Genitive	τῆς δελφῠ́ος tês delphŭ́os	τοῖν δελφῠ́οιν toîn delphŭ́oin	τῶν δελφῠ́ων tôn delphŭ́ōn
Dative	τῇ δελφῠ́ῐ̈ / δελφυῖ tēî delphŭ́ĭ̈ / delphuî	τοῖν δελφῠ́οιν toîn delphŭ́oin	ταῖς δελφῠ́σῐ / δελφῠ́σῐν taîs delphŭ́sĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν δελφῡ́ν tḕn delphū́n	τὼ δελφῠ́ε / δελφῦ tṑ delphŭ́e / delphû	τᾱ̀ς δελφῦς / δελφῠ́ᾰς tā̀s delphûs / delphŭ́ăs
Vocative	δελφῡ́ delphū́	δελφῠ́ε / δελφῦ delphŭ́e / delphû	δελφῠ́ες / δελφῦς delphŭ́es / delphûs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Δελφοί (Delphoí)

Related terms

• ᾰ̓δελφή (ădelphḗ)
• ᾰ̓δελφός (ădelphós)
• δελφῑ́ς (delphī́s)

References

• “δελφύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δελφύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “δελφύς” in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “δελφύς” in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)