Talk:ἀλώπηξ

Dative form

The dative plural is ἀλώπεξι, not ἀλώπεκι. This mistake probably occurs to some other words from the third declension in Wktionary.

The Greek Word Study Tool at Perseus has both. My guess is that ἀλώπεξι(ν) is a rare variant, but the fact that it occurs in the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew scriptures/Bible gives it more weight than most such minimally-attested spellings. Liddell & Scott at Perseus mentions this instance of the dative plural specifically, which indicates to me that this is an exceptional occurrence. Chuck Entz (talk) 16:41, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

I should add that ἀλώπεκι is the regular, expected form according to well-known principles of Ancient Greek word formation, so this may actually be just a simple spelling error. If there are any other examples like this in other third declension nouns, they're probably likewise exceptional. Chuck Entz (talk) 16:51, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

I notice that the Word Study Tool tags it as "epic", which means it's probably found in other unrelated texts- so it wouldn't be a simple misspelling. Chuck Entz (talk) 16:56, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

from sarri @Chuck Entz:, @Saltmarsh:, 4 years later: ἀλώπεκι ‎(alṓpeki‎) is also attested for the dative plural?? I've read the Liddell & Scott at Perseus five times, and i cannot see it. Where is this dative? It cannot be. Pl.dat=ἀλώπεξι and if you are very thorough epic ἀλωπήκεσσι. The τῇ ἀλώπεκι is singular. Am i missing something? As for the Greek section, it is really a Katharevousa section -need link for Kath, people don't know what it is-. Mention polytonic script and it's ok. You do not need a different declension. The 'καθαρευουσιάνοι' used the ancient word exactly. I would just write: Decl. as in Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ. Nickname demotic of αλεπού: κυρα-Μάρω !! sarri.greek (talk) 04:51, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

I have linked Katharevousa - although I'm uncertain if it's the correct way of achieving it! — Saltmarsh. 16:02, 20 November 2017 (UTC)