σμῖλαξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • μῖλαξ (mîlax)
  • μῖλος (mîlos)
  • σμῖλος (smîlos)

Etymology

According to Beekes, the phonetic variants listed above in the "Alternative forms" section prove Pre-Greek origin for this word.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σμῖλαξ • (smîlax) f (genitive σμίλακος); third declension

  1. holm oak (Quercus ilex)
  2. yew (Taxus baccata)
  3. smilax (Smilax aspera)
  4. bindweed (Convolvulus spp.)
  5. cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)
    Synonym: φάσηλος (phásēlos)

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ σμῖλᾰξ; τῆς σμῑ́λᾰκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ σμῖλᾰξ
hē smîlăx 		τὼ σμῑ́λᾰκε
tṑ smī́lăke 		αἱ σμῑ́λᾰκες
hai smī́lăkes
Genitive τῆς σμῑ́λᾰκος
tês smī́lăkos 		τοῖν σμῑλᾰ́κοιν
toîn smīlắkoin 		τῶν σμῑλᾰ́κων
tôn smīlắkōn
Dative τῇ σμῑ́λᾰκῐ
tēî smī́lăkĭ 		τοῖν σμῑλᾰ́κοιν
toîn smīlắkoin 		ταῖς σμῑ́λᾰξῐ / σμῑ́λᾰξῐν
taîs smī́lăxĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν σμῑ́λᾰκᾰ
tḕn smī́lăkă 		τὼ σμῑ́λᾰκε
tṑ smī́lăke 		τᾱ̀ς σμῑ́λᾰκᾰς
tā̀s smī́lăkăs
Vocative σμῖλᾰξ
smîlăx 		σμῑ́λᾰκε
smī́lăke 		σμῑ́λᾰκες
smī́lăkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: smīlax

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “σμῖλαξ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1368

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