ἀμφιέλισσα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓μφῐ- (ămphĭ-) +‎ ἑλῐ́σσω (helĭ́ssō, “to turn round; to roll”) +‎ -ᾰ (-ă), from Proto-Indo-European *welH-.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ᾰ̓μφῐέλῐσσᾰ • (ămphĭélĭssă) (attested only in the feminine)

  1. (Epic) an epithet of ships, of uncertain meaning; suggestions include:
    1. wheeling either way; swaying to and fro; rolling
    2. curved at both ends
    3. rowed on both sides

Declension

First declension of ᾰ̓μφῐέλῐσσᾰ; ᾰ̓μφῐελῐ́σσης (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ᾰ̓μφῐέλῐσσᾰ
ămphĭélĭssă 		ᾰ̓μφῐελῐ́σσᾱ
ămphĭelĭ́ssā 		ᾰ̓μφῐέλῐσσαι
ămphĭélĭssai
Genitive ᾰ̓μφῐελῐ́σσης
ămphĭelĭ́ssēs 		ᾰ̓μφῐελῐ́σσαιῐ̈ν
ămphĭelĭ́ssaiĭ̈n 		ᾰ̓μφῐελῐσσᾱ́ων / ᾰ̓μφῐελῐσσέων / ᾰ̓μφῐελῐσσῶν
ămphĭelĭssā́ōn / ămphĭelĭsséōn / ămphĭelĭssôn
Dative ᾰ̓μφῐελῐ́σσῃ
ămphĭelĭ́ssēi 		ᾰ̓μφῐελῐ́σσαιῐ̈ν
ămphĭelĭ́ssaiĭ̈n 		ᾰ̓μφῐελῐ́σσῃσῐ / ᾰ̓μφῐελῐ́σσῃσῐν / ᾰ̓μφῐελῐ́σσῃς / ᾰ̓μφῐελῐ́σσαις
ămphĭelĭ́ssēisĭ(n) / ămphĭelĭ́ssēis / ămphĭelĭ́ssais
Accusative ᾰ̓μφῐέλῐσσᾰν
ămphĭélĭssăn 		ᾰ̓μφῐελῐ́σσᾱ
ămphĭelĭ́ssā 		ᾰ̓μφῐελῐ́σσᾱς
ămphĭelĭ́ssās
Vocative ᾰ̓μφῐέλῐσσᾰ
ămphĭélĭssă 		ᾰ̓μφῐελῐ́σσᾱ
ămphĭelĭ́ssā 		ᾰ̓μφῐέλῐσσαι
ămphĭélĭssai
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

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