σπῆλυγξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σπέος (spéos, “cave, cavern”).[1] Cognate with Latin spēlunca.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σπῆλῠγξ • (spêlŭnx) f (genitive σπήλῠγγος); third declension

  1. cave
    Synonym: σπήλαιον (spḗlaion)

Declension

Third declension of ἡ σπῆλῠγξ; τῆς σπήλῠγγος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ σπῆλῠγξ
hē spêlŭnx 		τὼ σπήλῠγγε
tṑ spḗlŭnge 		αἱ σπήλῠγγες
hai spḗlŭnges
Genitive τῆς σπήλῠγγος
tês spḗlŭngos 		τοῖν σπηλῠ́γγοιν
toîn spēlŭ́ngoin 		τῶν σπηλῠ́γγων
tôn spēlŭ́ngōn
Dative τῇ σπήλῠγγῐ
tēî spḗlŭngĭ 		τοῖν σπηλῠ́γγοιν
toîn spēlŭ́ngoin 		ταῖς σπήλῠγξῐ / σπήλῠγξῐν
taîs spḗlŭnxĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν σπήλῠγγᾰ
tḕn spḗlŭngă 		τὼ σπήλῠγγε
tṑ spḗlŭnge 		τᾱ̀ς σπήλῠγγᾰς
tā̀s spḗlŭngăs
Vocative σπῆλῠγξ
spêlŭnx 		σπήλῠγγε
spḗlŭnge 		σπήλῠγγες
spḗlŭnges
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • βᾰθῠσπῆλῠγξ (băthŭspêlŭnx)
  • φῐλοσπῆλῠγξ (phĭlospêlŭnx)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1382

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