ἀμφίβιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓μφῐ́ (amphí) +‎ βῐ́ος (bíos, “life”).

Pronunciation
 

Adjective

ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐος • (amphíbios) m, f (neuter ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐον); second declension

  1. Living a dual life on land and water: amphibious
  2. In general: living in two worlds or in two separate manners.

Inflection
Second declension of ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐος; ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐος
amphíbios		 ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐον
amphíbion		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ω
amphibíō		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ω
amphibíō		 ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐοι
amphíbioi		 ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐᾰ
amphíbia
Genitive ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ου
amphibíou		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ου
amphibíou		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́οιν
amphibíoin		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́οιν
amphibíoin		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ων
amphibíōn		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ων
amphibíōn
Dative ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ῳ
amphibíōi		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ῳ
amphibíōi		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́οιν
amphibíoin		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́οιν
amphibíoin		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́οις
amphibíois		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́οις
amphibíois
Accusative ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐον
amphíbion		 ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐον
amphíbion		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ω
amphibíō		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ω
amphibíō		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ους
amphibíous		 ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐᾰ
amphíbia
Vocative ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐε
amphíbie		 ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐον
amphíbion		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ω
amphibíō		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ω
amphibíō		 ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐοι
amphíbioi		 ᾰ̓μφῐ́βῐᾰ
amphíbia
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ᾰ̓μφῐβῐ́ως
amphibíōs		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐώτερος
amphibiṓteros		 ᾰ̓μφῐβῐώτᾰτος
amphibiṓtatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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