γλωσσίς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “tongue”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

γλωσσῐ́ς • (glōssís) f (genitive γλωσσῐ́δος); third declension

  1. (anatomy) glottis
  2. (music) reed; mouthpiece (of a wind instrument)
  3. A bird (perhaps a wryneck).
  4. lacing for shoes; shoelace
  5. (medicine) An inflammation of the tongue.

Declension
Third declension of ἡ γλωσσῐ́ς; τῆς γλωσσῐ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ γλωσσῐ́ς
hē glōssís		 τὼ γλωσσῐ́δε
tṑ glōssíde		 αἱ γλωσσῐ́δες
hai glōssídes
Genitive τῆς γλωσσῐ́δος
tês glōssídos		 τοῖν γλωσσῐ́δοιν
toîn glōssídoin		 τῶν γλωσσῐ́δων
tôn glōssídōn
Dative τῇ γλωσσῐ́δῐ
têi glōssídi		 τοῖν γλωσσῐ́δοιν
toîn glōssídoin		 ταῖς γλωσσῐ́σῐ / γλωσσῐ́σῐν
taîs glōssísi(n)
Accusative τὴν γλωσσῐ́δᾰ
tḕn glōssída		 τὼ γλωσσῐ́δε
tṑ glōssíde		 τᾱ̀ς γλωσσῐ́δᾰς
tā̀s glōssídas
Vocative γλωσσῐ́ς
glōssís		 γλωσσῐ́δε
glōssíde		 γλωσσῐ́δες
glōssídes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Synonyms
  • (bird): ἴυγξ (íunx, “Jynx torquilla”)

References
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