ἀμφίβραχυς
Ancient Greek
Etymology
ἀμφῐ́ (amphí, “on both sides”) + βρᾰχῠ́ς (brakhús, “short”)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /am.pʰí.bra.kʰys/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /amˈpʰi.bra.kʰys/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /amˈɸi.βra.çys/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /amˈfi.vra.çys/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /amˈfi.vra.çis/
Adjective
ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς • (amphíbrakhus) m (feminine ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰ, neuter ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ); first/third declension
- (poetry) short on both ends
Inflection
First and third declension of ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς; ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰ; ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ (Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς amphíbrakhus | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰ amphibrákheia | ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphíbrakhu | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee | ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱ amphibrakheíā | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις amphibrákheis | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειαι amphibrákheiai | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χη / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεᾰ amphibrákhē / amphibrákhea | |||||
Genitive | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεος amphibrákheos | ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱς amphibrakheíās | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεος amphibrákheos | ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν amphibrakhéoin | ἀμφῐβρᾰχείαιν amphibrakheíain | ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν amphibrakhéoin | ἀμφῐβρᾰχέων amphibrakhéōn | ἀμφῐβρᾰχειῶν amphibrakheiôn | ἀμφῐβρᾰχέων amphibrakhéōn | |||||
Dative | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει amphibrákhei | ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾳ amphibrakheíāi | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει amphibrákhei | ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν amphibrakhéoin | ἀμφῐβρᾰχείαιν amphibrakheíain | ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν amphibrakhéoin | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐ / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐν amphibrákhesi(n) | ἀμφῐβρᾰχείαις amphibrakheíais | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐ / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐν amphibrákhesi(n) | |||||
Accusative | ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠν amphíbrakhun | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰν amphibrákheian | ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphíbrakhu | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee | ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱ amphibrakheíā | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις amphibrákheis | ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱς amphibrakheíās | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χη / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεᾰ amphibrákhē / amphibrákhea | |||||
Vocative | ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphíbrakhu | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰ amphibrákheia | ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphíbrakhu | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee | ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱ amphibrakheíā | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις amphibrákheis | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειαι amphibrákheiai | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χη / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεᾰ amphibrákhē / amphibrákhea | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
ἀμφῐβρᾰχέως amphibrakhéōs | ἀμφῐβρᾰχῠ́τερος amphibrakhúteros | ἀμφῐβρᾰχῠ́τᾰτος amphibrakhútatos | ||||||||||||
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Noun
ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς • (amphíbrakhus) m (genitive ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεως); third declension
- (poetry) amphibrach
Inflection
Third declension of ὁ ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς; τοῦ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεως (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς ho amphíbrakhus | τὼ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει tṑ amphibrákhei | οἱ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις hoi amphibrákheis | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεως toû amphibrákheōs | τοῖν ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν toîn amphibrakhéoin | τῶν ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεων tôn amphibrákheōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει tôi amphibrákhei | τοῖν ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν toîn amphibrakhéoin | τοῖς ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐ / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐν toîs amphibrákhesi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠν tòn amphíbrakhun | τὼ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει tṑ amphibrákhei | τοὺς ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις toùs amphibrákheis | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphíbrakhu | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει amphibrákhei | ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις amphibrákheis | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- Latin: amphibrachys (see there for further descendants)
- English: amphibrach
References
- “ἀμφίβραχυς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἀμφίβραχυς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀμφίβραχυς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
Further reading
- amphibrach on Wikipedia.Wikipedia