ἄφυλλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.pʰyl.los/ → /ˈa.ɸyl.los/ → /ˈa.fi.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.pʰyl.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.pʰyl.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɸyl.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.fyl.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.fi.los/

Adjective

ἄφυλλος • (áphullos) m or f (neuter ἄφυλλον); second declension

1. leafless

Inflection

Second declension of ἄφυλλος; ἄφυλλον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἄφυλλος áphullos	ἄφυλλον áphullon		ἀφύλλω aphúllō	ἀφύλλω aphúllō		ἄφυλλοι áphulloi	ἄφυλλᾰ áphulla
Genitive		ἀφύλλου aphúllou	ἀφύλλου aphúllou		ἀφύλλοιν aphúlloin	ἀφύλλοιν aphúlloin		ἀφύλλων aphúllōn	ἀφύλλων aphúllōn
Dative		ἀφύλλῳ aphúllōi	ἀφύλλῳ aphúllōi		ἀφύλλοιν aphúlloin	ἀφύλλοιν aphúlloin		ἀφύλλοις aphúllois	ἀφύλλοις aphúllois
Accusative		ἄφυλλον áphullon	ἄφυλλον áphullon		ἀφύλλω aphúllō	ἀφύλλω aphúllō		ἀφύλλους aphúllous	ἄφυλλᾰ áphulla
Vocative		ἄφυλλε áphulle	ἄφυλλον áphullon		ἀφύλλω aphúllō	ἀφύλλω aphúllō		ἄφυλλοι áphulloi	ἄφυλλᾰ áphulla
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀφύλλως aphúllōs			ἀφυλλότερος aphullóteros			ἀφυλλότᾰτος aphullótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: aphyllus

Further reading

• “ἄφυλλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄφυλλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἄφυλλος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἄφυλλος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄφυλλος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἄφυλλος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)