χαμαίζηλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χᾰμαί (khamaí, “near the ground”) +‎ ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, fervour”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰa.mǎi̯z.dɛː.los/ → /xaˈmɛ.zi.los/ → /xaˈme.zi.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰa.mǎi̯z.dɛː.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰaˈmɛ.ze̝.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /xaˈmɛ.zi.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /xaˈme.zi.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /xaˈme.zi.los/

Adjective

χᾰμαίζηλος • (khamaízēlos) m or f (neuter χᾰμαίζηλον); second declension

1. seeking the ground, low-growing, dwarf
2. sunk down
3. (figuratively) of low estate, humble

Inflection

Second declension of χᾰμαίζηλος; χᾰμαίζηλον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		χᾰμαίζηλος khamaízēlos	χᾰμαίζηλον khamaízēlon		χᾰμαιζήλω khamaizḗlō	χᾰμαιζήλω khamaizḗlō		χᾰμαίζηλοι khamaízēloi	χᾰμαίζηλᾰ khamaízēla
Genitive		χᾰμαιζήλου khamaizḗlou	χᾰμαιζήλου khamaizḗlou		χᾰμαιζήλοιν khamaizḗloin	χᾰμαιζήλοιν khamaizḗloin		χᾰμαιζήλων khamaizḗlōn	χᾰμαιζήλων khamaizḗlōn
Dative		χᾰμαιζήλῳ khamaizḗlōi	χᾰμαιζήλῳ khamaizḗlōi		χᾰμαιζήλοιν khamaizḗloin	χᾰμαιζήλοιν khamaizḗloin		χᾰμαιζήλοις khamaizḗlois	χᾰμαιζήλοις khamaizḗlois
Accusative		χᾰμαίζηλον khamaízēlon	χᾰμαίζηλον khamaízēlon		χᾰμαιζήλω khamaizḗlō	χᾰμαιζήλω khamaizḗlō		χᾰμαιζήλους khamaizḗlous	χᾰμαίζηλᾰ khamaízēla
Vocative		χᾰμαίζηλε khamaízēle	χᾰμαίζηλον khamaízēlon		χᾰμαιζήλω khamaizḗlō	χᾰμαιζήλω khamaizḗlō		χᾰμαίζηλοι khamaízēloi	χᾰμαίζηλᾰ khamaízēla
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		χᾰμαιζήλως khamaizḗlōs			χᾰμαιζηλότερος khamaizēlóteros			χᾰμαιζηλότᾰτος khamaizēlótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• χᾰμαίζηλον (khamaízēlon)

Noun

χᾰμαίζηλος • (khamaízēlos) m (genitive χᾰμαιζήλου); second declension

1. low seat, stool

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ χᾰμαίζηλος; τοῦ χᾰμαιζήλου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ χᾰμαίζηλος ho khamaízēlos	τὼ χᾰμαιζήλω tṑ khamaizḗlō	οἱ χᾰμαίζηλοι hoi khamaízēloi
Genitive	τοῦ χᾰμαιζήλου toû khamaizḗlou	τοῖν χᾰμαιζήλοιν toîn khamaizḗloin	τῶν χᾰμαιζήλων tôn khamaizḗlōn
Dative	τῷ χᾰμαιζήλῳ tôi khamaizḗlōi	τοῖν χᾰμαιζήλοιν toîn khamaizḗloin	τοῖς χᾰμαιζήλοις toîs khamaizḗlois
Accusative	τὸν χᾰμαίζηλον tòn khamaízēlon	τὼ χᾰμαιζήλω tṑ khamaizḗlō	τοὺς χᾰμαιζήλους toùs khamaizḗlous
Vocative	χᾰμαίζηλε khamaízēle	χᾰμαιζήλω khamaizḗlō	χᾰμαίζηλοι khamaízēloi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “χαμαίζηλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “χαμαίζηλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• χαμαίζηλος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette