ἀλλοφυής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos) +‎ φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) +‎ -ής (-ḗs)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /al.lo.pʰy.ɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /al.lo.pʰyˈe̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /al.lo.ɸyˈis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /al.lo.fyˈis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.lo.fiˈis/

Adjective

ᾰ̓λλοφῠής • (ăllophŭḗs) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓λλοφῠές); third declension

of a different nature
of a different form or shape
1. changed in shape
2. of strange, abnormal shape
  - c. 450 CE – 470 CE, Nonnus, Dionysiaca 14.186–192:^[1]
    δώδεκα δὲ ξύμπαντας ἐκόσμεον ἡγεμονῆες,
    Σπαργεύς τε Γληνεύς τε χοροίτυπος, ἀλλοφυὴς δὲ
    σύνδρομος Εὐρυβίῳ σταφυληκόμος ἵκετο Κητεύς,
    καὶ Ῥιφόνῳ Πετραῖος ὁμάρτεεν, ἀκροπότης δὲ
    Αἴσακος Ὀρθάων τε συνέστιχον, οἷς μίαν ἄμφω
    Ἀμφίθεμις καὶ Φαῦνος ἐποιήσαντο πορείην,
    εὐκεράῳ δὲ Φάνητι συνέμπορος ἦλθε Νομείων.
    dṓdeka dè xúmpantas ekósmeon hēgemonêes,
    Spargeús te Glēneús te khoroítupos, allophuḕs dè
    súndromos Eurubíōi staphulēkómos híketo Kēteús,
    kaì Rhiphónōi Petraîos homárteen, akropótēs dè
    Aísakos Ortháōn te sunéstikhon, hoîs mían ámphō
    Amphíthemis kaì Phaûnos epoiḗsanto poreíēn,
    eukeráōi dè Phánēti sunémporos êlthe Nomeíōn.
    1940 translation by William Henry Denham Rouse^[2]
    Twelve captains commanded them all: Spargeus and Gleneus the dancer, and beside Eurybios the strange figure of Ceteus the vinedresser; Petraios with Rhiphonos, Aisacos the deep drinker and Orthaon, with whom marched both Amphithemis and Phaunos, and Nomeion side by side with wellhorned Phanes.

Declension

Third declension of ᾰ̓λλοφῠής; ᾰ̓λλοφῠές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓λλοφῠής ăllophŭḗs		ᾰ̓λλοφῠές ăllophŭés	ᾰ̓λλοφῠεῖ ăllophŭeî		ᾰ̓λλοφῠεῖ ăllophŭeî	ᾰ̓λλοφῠεῖς ăllophŭeîs		ᾰ̓λλοφῠῆ ăllophŭê
Genitive	ᾰ̓λλοφῠοῦς ăllophŭoûs		ᾰ̓λλοφῠοῦς ăllophŭoûs	ᾰ̓λλοφῠοῖν ăllophŭoîn		ᾰ̓λλοφῠοῖν ăllophŭoîn	ᾰ̓λλοφῠῶν ăllophŭôn		ᾰ̓λλοφῠῶν ăllophŭôn
Dative	ᾰ̓λλοφῠεῖ ăllophŭeî		ᾰ̓λλοφῠεῖ ăllophŭeî	ᾰ̓λλοφῠοῖν ăllophŭoîn		ᾰ̓λλοφῠοῖν ăllophŭoîn	ᾰ̓λλοφῠέσῐ ᾰ̓λλοφῠέσῐν ăllophŭésĭ(n)		ᾰ̓λλοφῠέσῐ ᾰ̓λλοφῠέσῐν ăllophŭésĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓λλοφῠῆ ăllophŭê		ᾰ̓λλοφῠές ăllophŭés	ᾰ̓λλοφῠεῖ ăllophŭeî		ᾰ̓λλοφῠεῖ ăllophŭeî	ᾰ̓λλοφῠεῖς ăllophŭeîs		ᾰ̓λλοφῠῆ ăllophŭê
Vocative	ᾰ̓λλοφῠές ăllophŭés		ᾰ̓λλοφῠές ăllophŭés	ᾰ̓λλοφῠεῖ ăllophŭeî		ᾰ̓λλοφῠεῖ ăllophŭeî	ᾰ̓λλοφῠεῖς ăllophŭeîs		ᾰ̓λλοφῠῆ ăllophŭê
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓λλοφῠῶς ăllophŭôs			ᾰ̓λλοφῠέστερος ăllophŭésteros			ᾰ̓λλοφῠέστᾰτος ăllophŭéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

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