νίψ

Ancient Greek

From Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs (“snow”), root noun derived from *sneygʷʰ- (“to snow”) (whence also Ancient Greek νίφω (níphō)). Attested as the accusative singular νῐ́φᾰ (nĭ́phă).

Direct cognates include Latin nix and Old Irish snechtae and indirectly also Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha) and Old English snāw and snīwan (English snow and snew).

νῐ́ψ • (nĭ́ps) f (genitive νῐφός); third declension

Third declension of νῐ́ψ; νῐφός (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	νῐ́ψ nĭ́ps	νῐ́φε nĭ́phe	νῐ́φες nĭ́phes
Genitive	νῐφός nĭphós	νῐφοῖῐ̈ν nĭphoîĭ̈n	νῐφῶν nĭphôn
Dative	νῐφῐ́ nĭphĭ́	νῐφοῖῐ̈ν nĭphoîĭ̈n	νῐψῐ́ / νῐψῐ́ν / νῐ́φεσῐ / νῐ́φεσῐν / νῐ́φεσσῐ / νῐ́φεσσῐν nĭpsĭ́(n) / nĭ́phesĭ(n) / nĭ́phessĭ(n)
Accusative	νῐ́φᾰ nĭ́phă	νῐ́φε nĭ́phe	νῐ́φᾰς nĭ́phăs
Vocative	νῐ́ψ nĭ́ps	νῐ́φε nĭ́phe	νῐ́φες nĭ́phes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

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