ἀμβλυωπός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀμβλύς (amblús, “dull”) +‎ ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”) +‎ -ός (-ós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.bly.ɔː.pós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /am.bly.oˈpos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /am.bly.oˈpos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /am.bly.oˈpos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /am.bli.oˈpos/

Adjective

ἀμβλῠωπός • (amblŭōpós) m or f (neuter ἀμβλῠωπόν); second declension

dim-sighted
(of stars) dim

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓μβλῠωπός; ᾰ̓μβλῠωπόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓μβλῠωπός ămblŭōpós		ᾰ̓μβλῠωπόν ămblŭōpón	ᾰ̓μβλῠωπώ ămblŭōpṓ		ᾰ̓μβλῠωπώ ămblŭōpṓ	ᾰ̓μβλῠωποί ămblŭōpoí		ᾰ̓μβλῠωπᾰ́ ămblŭōpắ
Genitive	ᾰ̓μβλῠωποῦ ămblŭōpoû		ᾰ̓μβλῠωποῦ ămblŭōpoû	ᾰ̓μβλῠωποῖν ămblŭōpoîn		ᾰ̓μβλῠωποῖν ămblŭōpoîn	ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῶν ămblŭōpôn		ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῶν ămblŭōpôn
Dative	ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῷ ămblŭōpōî		ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῷ ămblŭōpōî	ᾰ̓μβλῠωποῖν ămblŭōpoîn		ᾰ̓μβλῠωποῖν ămblŭōpoîn	ᾰ̓μβλῠωποῖς ămblŭōpoîs		ᾰ̓μβλῠωποῖς ămblŭōpoîs
Accusative	ᾰ̓μβλῠωπόν ămblŭōpón		ᾰ̓μβλῠωπόν ămblŭōpón	ᾰ̓μβλῠωπώ ămblŭōpṓ		ᾰ̓μβλῠωπώ ămblŭōpṓ	ᾰ̓μβλῠωπούς ămblŭōpoús		ᾰ̓μβλῠωπᾰ́ ămblŭōpắ
Vocative	ᾰ̓μβλῠωπέ ămblŭōpé		ᾰ̓μβλῠωπόν ămblŭōpón	ᾰ̓μβλῠωπώ ămblŭōpṓ		ᾰ̓μβλῠωπώ ămblŭōpṓ	ᾰ̓μβλῠωποί ămblŭōpoí		ᾰ̓μβλῠωπᾰ́ ămblŭōpắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῶς ămblŭōpôs			ᾰ̓μβλῠωπότερος ămblŭōpóteros			ᾰ̓μβλῠωπότᾰτος ămblŭōpótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀμβλυωπέω (ambluōpéō)
ἀμβλυωπής (ambluōpḗs)
ἀμβλυωπία (ambluōpía)

Descendants

→ English: amblyope
→ French: amblyope
→ Portuguese: amblíope
→ Spanish: ambliope