ὑβός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ῡ̔́βος (hū́bos)

Etymology

The element -β- is reminiscent of words like στραβός (strabós), κλαμβός (klambós) and other words related to corporeal defects. A convincing etymology has not been found. Petersson compares Lithuanian subine (“hindmost, back, bottom”). According to Beekes, the word may well be Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hyː.bós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)yˈbos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /yˈβos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /yˈvos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈvos/

Adjective

ῡ̔βός • (hūbós) m (feminine ῡ̔βή, neuter ῡ̔βόν); first/second declension

humpbacked, hunchbacked
Synonym: κυρτός (kurtós)

Inflection

First and second declension of ῡ̔βός; ῡ̔βή; ῡ̔βόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ῡ̔βός hūbós	ῡ̔βή hūbḗ	ῡ̔βόν hūbón	ῡ̔βώ hūbṓ	ῡ̔βᾱ́ hūbā́	ῡ̔βώ hūbṓ	ῡ̔βοί hūboí	ῡ̔βαί hūbaí	ῡ̔βᾰ́ hūbá
Genitive	ῡ̔βοῦ hūboû	ῡ̔βῆς hūbês	ῡ̔βοῦ hūboû	ῡ̔βοῖν hūboîn	ῡ̔βαῖν hūbaîn	ῡ̔βοῖν hūboîn	ῡ̔βῶν hūbôn	ῡ̔βῶν hūbôn	ῡ̔βῶν hūbôn
Dative	ῡ̔βῷ hūbôi	ῡ̔βῇ hūbêi	ῡ̔βῷ hūbôi	ῡ̔βοῖν hūboîn	ῡ̔βαῖν hūbaîn	ῡ̔βοῖν hūboîn	ῡ̔βοῖς hūboîs	ῡ̔βαῖς hūbaîs	ῡ̔βοῖς hūboîs
Accusative	ῡ̔βόν hūbón	ῡ̔βήν hūbḗn	ῡ̔βόν hūbón	ῡ̔βώ hūbṓ	ῡ̔βᾱ́ hūbā́	ῡ̔βώ hūbṓ	ῡ̔βούς hūboús	ῡ̔βᾱ́ς hūbā́s	ῡ̔βᾰ́ hūbá
Vocative	ῡ̔βέ hūbé	ῡ̔βή hūbḗ	ῡ̔βόν hūbón	ῡ̔βώ hūbṓ	ῡ̔βᾱ́ hūbā́	ῡ̔βώ hūbṓ	ῡ̔βοί hūboí	ῡ̔βαί hūbaí	ῡ̔βᾰ́ hūbá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ῡ̔βῶς hūbôs			ῡ̔βότερος hūbóteros			ῡ̔βότᾰτος hūbótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ῡ̔βόομαι (hūbóomai)
ῡ̔βωμα (hūbōma)
ῡ̔βωσις (hūbōsis)