ἀλώπηξ

See also: αλώπηξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • ᾰ̓λωπός (alōpós)

Etymology

Presumably from earlier Proto-Hellenic *alōpēḱos, *alṓpāks. Some linguists have attempted derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lōpeh₂s (stem *h₂lop-); compare Old Armenian աղուէս (ałuēs), Lithuanian lãpė, Latvian lapsa and Sanskrit लोपाश (lopāśá). The many irregular variations on the word may suggest a Mediterranean wanderword instead; compare Luwian [script needed] (ulipna-)/[script needed] (walipna-, “wolf”) and Latin vulpēs (“fox”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ᾰ̓λώπηξ • (alṓpēx) f (genitive ᾰ̓λώπεκος); third declension

  1. fox

Inflection
Third declension of ἡ ᾰ̓λώπηξ; τῆς ᾰ̓λώπεκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ᾰ̓λώπηξ
hē alṓpēx		 τὼ ᾰ̓λώπεκε
tṑ alṓpeke		 αἱ ᾰ̓λώπεκες
hai alṓpekes
Genitive τῆς ᾰ̓λώπεκος
tês alṓpekos		 τοῖν ᾰ̓λωπέκοιν
toîn alōpékoin		 τῶν ᾰ̓λωπέκων
tôn alōpékōn
Dative τῇ ᾰ̓λώπεκῐ
têi alṓpeki		 τοῖν ᾰ̓λωπέκοιν
toîn alōpékoin		 ταῖς ᾰ̓λώπεξῐ / ᾰ̓λώπεξῐν
taîs alṓpexi(n)
Accusative τὴν ᾰ̓λώπεκᾰ
tḕn alṓpeka		 τὼ ᾰ̓λώπεκε
tṑ alṓpeke		 τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓λώπεκᾰς
tā̀s alṓpekas
Vocative ᾰ̓λώπηξ
alṓpēx		 ᾰ̓λώπεκε
alṓpeke		 ᾰ̓λώπεκες
alṓpekes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía)
  • ἀλωπέκιον (alōpékion)
  • ἀλωπεκίς (alōpekís)
  • ἀλωπεκίζειν (alōpekízein)
  • κυναλώπηξ (kunalṓpēx)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx).

Noun

ἀλώπηξ • (ἀlópix) f (plural αλώπεκες)

  1. (Katharevousa) fox

Declension
declension of ἀλώπηξ
singular plural
nominative ἀλώπηξ • ἀλώπεκες •
genitive ἀλώπεκος • ἀλωπέκων •
accusative ἀλώπεκα • ἀλώπεκας •
vocative ἀλώπηξ • ἀλώπεκες •

Alternative forms

Synonyms
  • Αλώπηξ f (Alópix, “Vulpecula”)
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