καταπύγων

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

κᾰτᾰ́πῡγος (kătắpūgos)

Etymology

From κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-, “downwards”) +‎ πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”) +‎ -ων (-ōn, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.py̌ː.ɡɔːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈpy.ɡon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈpy.ɣon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈpy.ɣon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈpi.ɣon/

Adjective

κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων • (kătăpū́gōn) m or f (neuter κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον); third declension

lecherous; lewd; inclined toward unnatural lust

Declension

Third declension of κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων; κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων kătăpū́gōn		κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον kătắpūgon	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε kătăpū́gone		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε kătăpū́gone	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονες kătăpū́gones		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰ kătăpū́gonă
Genitive	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονος kătăpū́gonos		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονος kătăpū́gonos	κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν kătăpūgónoin		κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν kătăpūgónoin	κᾰτᾰπῡγόνων kătăpūgónōn		κᾰτᾰπῡγόνων kătăpūgónōn
Dative	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονῐ kătăpū́gonĭ		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονῐ kătăpū́gonĭ	κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν kătăpūgónoin		κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν kătăpūgónoin	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐν kătăpū́gosĭ(n)		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐν kătăpū́gosĭ(n)
Accusative	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰ kătăpū́gonă		κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον kătắpūgon	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε kătăpū́gone		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε kătăpū́gone	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰς kătăpū́gonăs		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰ kătăpū́gonă
Vocative	κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον kătắpūgon		κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον kătắpūgon	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε kătăpū́gone		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε kătăpū́gone	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονες kătăpū́gones		κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰ kătăpū́gonă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰτᾰπῡγόνως kătăpūgónōs			κᾰτᾰπῡγωνέστερος kătăpūgōnésteros			κᾰτᾰπῡγονέστᾰτος kătăpūgonéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων • (kătăpū́gōn) m (genitive κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονος); third declension

a debauchee (lecherous and lewd man)
(Attic) used for an obscene gesture

Declension

Third declension of ὁ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων; τοῦ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γων ho kătăpū́gōn	τὼ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε tṑ kătăpū́gone	οἱ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονες hoi kătăpū́gones
Genitive	τοῦ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονος toû kătăpū́gonos	τοῖν κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν toîn kătăpūgónoin	τῶν κᾰτᾰπῡγόνων tôn kătăpūgónōn
Dative	τῷ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονῐ tōî kătăpū́gonĭ	τοῖν κᾰτᾰπῡγόνοιν toîn kătăpūgónoin	τοῖς κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐ / κᾰτᾰπῡ́γοσῐν toîs kătăpū́gosĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰ tòn kătăpū́gonă	τὼ κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε tṑ kătăpū́gone	τοὺς κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονᾰς toùs kătăpū́gonăs
Vocative	κᾰτᾰ́πῡγον kătắpūgon	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονε kătăpū́gone	κᾰτᾰπῡ́γονες kătăpū́gones
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

“καταπύγων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“καταπύγων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
καταπύγων in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette