ιχθύς

See also: ἰχθύς, ἰχθῦς, and ΙΧΘΥΣ

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈxθis/

• Audio (Athens, Greece):

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• Hyphenation: ι‧χθύς

Noun

ιχθύς • (ichthýs) m or f (plural ιχθύες)

1. (masculine, dated, archaic) fish (used mainly in compounds)

   Synonym: ψάρι (psári) (Standard Modern Greek)

2. (masculine and feminine, astrology) usually capitalised as Ιχθύς (Ichthýs): Piscean (someone with a Pisces star sign)

Declension

Forms from the ancient declension of ἰχθύς (ikhthús).

Declension of ιχθύς

	singular	plural
nominative	ιχθύς (ichthýs)	ιχθύες (ichthýes)
genitive	ιχθύος (ichthýos)	ιχθύων (ichthýon)
accusative	ιχθύ (ichthý)	ιχθύς (ichthýs)
vocative	ιχθύ (ichthý)	ιχθύες (ichthýes)

Derived terms

• ιχθυαγορά f (ichthyagorá, “fish market”)
• ιχθυάλευρο n (ichthyálevro, “fishmeal”)
• ιχθυέλαιο n (ichthyélaio, “fish oil”)
• ιχθυοκαλλιέργεια f (ichthyokalliérgeia, “fish farm”)
• ιχθυόκολλα f (ichthyókolla, “isinglass”)
• ιχθυολόγος m (ichthyológos, “ichthyologist”)
• ιχθυοπώλης m (ichthyopólis, “fishmonger”)
• ιχθυοπώλισσα f (ichthyopólissa, “fishmonger”)
• ιχθυόσαυρος m (ichthyósavros, “ichthyosaur”)
• ιχθυόσκαλα f (ichthyóskala, “fish sale, fish auction”)
• ιχθυοτροφείο f (ichthyotrofeío, “fishery, fish farm”)
• καλαμοϊχθύς (kalamoïchthýs)
• κιθαριχθύς (kitharichthýs)
• νήμιχθυς (nímichthys)
• ξύριχθυς (xýrichthys)
• οστεοϊχθύς (osteoïchthýs)
• παραλιχθύς (paralichthýs)
• πλατιχθύς (platichthýs)
• φώλιχθυς (fólichthys)

Further reading

• ιχθύς, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• ιχθύς on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el