βλάξ

See also: βλαξ

Ancient Greek

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂-k-s, from *ml̥h₂(e)k- (“weak”), which seems to be a zero-grade k-extension of *melh₂- (“to grind; crush”). Compare Sanskrit म्ला॒त (mlātá, “softened”, of leather), Proto-Celtic *mlātis (“tender; soft”), and perhaps Proto-Slavic *mьlčàti (“to be silent”); see also μᾰλᾰκός (mălăkós, “soft; gentle”).^[1]

βλᾱ́ξ • (blā́x) m or f (neuter βλᾱ́ξ); third declension

Third declension of βλᾱ́ξ; βλᾱ́ξ (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βλᾱ́ξ blā́x		βλᾱ́ξ blā́x	βλᾶκε blâke		βλᾶκε blâke	βλᾶκες blâkes		βλᾶκᾰ blâkă
Genitive	βλᾱκός blākós		βλᾱκός blākós	βλᾱκοῖν blākoîn		βλᾱκοῖν blākoîn	βλᾱκῶν blākôn		βλᾱκῶν blākôn
Dative	βλᾱκῐ́ blākĭ́		βλᾱκῐ́ blākĭ́	βλᾱκοῖν blākoîn		βλᾱκοῖν blākoîn	βλᾱξῐ́ βλᾱξῐ́ν blāxĭ́(n)		βλᾱξῐ́ βλᾱξῐ́ν blāxĭ́(n)
Accusative	βλᾶκᾰ blâkă		βλᾱ́ξ blā́x	βλᾶκε blâke		βλᾶκε blâke	βλᾶκᾰς blâkăs		βλᾶκᾰ blâkă
Vocative	βλᾱ́ξ blā́x		βλᾱ́ξ blā́x	βλᾶκε blâke		βλᾶκε blâke	βλᾶκες blâkes		βλᾶκᾰ blâkă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	βλᾱκῶς blākôs			βλᾱκότερος βλᾱκώτερος βλᾱκῐ́στερος blākóteros blākṓteros blākĭ́steros			βλᾱκότᾰτος βλᾱκώτᾰτος βλᾱκῐ́στᾰτος blākótătos blākṓtătos blākĭ́stătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

βλᾱ́ξ • (blā́x) m or f (genitive βλᾱκός); third declension

Third declension of ὁ / ἡ βλᾱ́ξ; τοῦ / τῆς βλᾱκός (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ / ἡ βλᾱ́ξ ho / hē blā́x	τὼ βλᾶκε tṑ blâke	οἱ / αἱ βλᾶκες hoi / hai blâkes
Genitive	τοῦ / τῆς βλᾱκός toû / tês blākós	τοῖν βλᾱκοῖν toîn blākoîn	τῶν βλᾱκῶν tôn blākôn
Dative	τῷ / τῇ βλᾱκῐ́ tōî / tēî blākĭ́	τοῖν βλᾱκοῖν toîn blākoîn	τοῖς / ταῖς βλᾱξῐ́ / βλᾱξῐ́ν toîs / taîs blāxĭ́(n)
Accusative	τὸν / τὴν βλᾶκᾰ tòn / tḕn blâkă	τὼ βλᾶκε tṑ blâke	τοὺς / τᾱ̀ς βλᾶκᾰς toùs / tā̀s blâkăs
Vocative	βλᾱ́ξ blā́x	βλᾶκε blâke	βλᾶκες blâkes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “βλᾱ́ξ, -κός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 218