γνωμονικός

γνωμονικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γνώμων (gnṓmōn, “interpreter, discerner”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, suffix to form an adjective).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡnɔː.mo.ni.kós/ → /ɣno.mo.niˈkos/ → /ɣno.mo.niˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡnɔː.mo.ni.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡno.mo.niˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣno.mo.niˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣno.mo.niˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣno.mo.niˈkos/

Adjective

γνωμονικός • (gnōmonikós) m (feminine γνωμονική, neuter γνωμονικόν); first/second declension

1. judging by rule; fit to judge of or skilled in a thing
   1. of or concerning sun-dials
      1. forming a γνώμων (gnṓmōn)

Inflection

First and second declension of γνωμονικός; γνωμονική; γνωμονικόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		γνωμονικός gnōmonikós	γνωμονική gnōmonikḗ	γνωμονικόν gnōmonikón		γνωμονικώ gnōmonikṓ	γνωμονικᾱ́ gnōmonikā́	γνωμονικώ gnōmonikṓ		γνωμονικοί gnōmonikoí	γνωμονικαί gnōmonikaí	γνωμονικᾰ́ gnōmoniká
Genitive		γνωμονικοῦ gnōmonikoû	γνωμονικῆς gnōmonikês	γνωμονικοῦ gnōmonikoû		γνωμονικοῖν gnōmonikoîn	γνωμονικαῖν gnōmonikaîn	γνωμονικοῖν gnōmonikoîn		γνωμονικῶν gnōmonikôn	γνωμονικῶν gnōmonikôn	γνωμονικῶν gnōmonikôn
Dative		γνωμονικῷ gnōmonikôi	γνωμονικῇ gnōmonikêi	γνωμονικῷ gnōmonikôi		γνωμονικοῖν gnōmonikoîn	γνωμονικαῖν gnōmonikaîn	γνωμονικοῖν gnōmonikoîn		γνωμονικοῖς gnōmonikoîs	γνωμονικαῖς gnōmonikaîs	γνωμονικοῖς gnōmonikoîs
Accusative		γνωμονικόν gnōmonikón	γνωμονικήν gnōmonikḗn	γνωμονικόν gnōmonikón		γνωμονικώ gnōmonikṓ	γνωμονικᾱ́ gnōmonikā́	γνωμονικώ gnōmonikṓ		γνωμονικούς gnōmonikoús	γνωμονικᾱ́ς gnōmonikā́s	γνωμονικᾰ́ gnōmoniká
Vocative		γνωμονικέ gnōmoniké	γνωμονική gnōmonikḗ	γνωμονικόν gnōmonikón		γνωμονικώ gnōmonikṓ	γνωμονικᾱ́ gnōmonikā́	γνωμονικώ gnōmonikṓ		γνωμονικοί gnōmonikoí	γνωμονικαί gnōmonikaí	γνωμονικᾰ́ gnōmoniká
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		γνωμονικῶς gnōmonikôs				γνωμονικότερος gnōmonikóteros				γνωμονικότᾰτος gnōmonikótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• παθογνωμονικός (pathognōmonikós)
• → Latin: gnomonicus

References

γνωμονικός in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press