ἡμικύκλιος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἡμῐ́κῠκλος (hēmĭ́kŭklos)

Etymology

From ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-, “half, semi-”) +‎ κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos, “ring, circle”) +‎ -ῐος (-ĭos, “adjectival suffix”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.mi.ký.kli.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝.miˈky.kli.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.miˈcy.kli.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.miˈcy.kli.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.miˈci.kli.os/

Adjective

ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐος • (hēmĭkŭ́klĭos) m or f (neuter ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον); second declension

semicircular
(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Inflection

Second declension of ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐος; ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐος hēmĭkŭ́klĭos		ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον hēmĭkŭ́klĭon	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmĭkŭklĭ́ō		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmĭkŭklĭ́ō	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐοι hēmĭkŭ́klĭoi		ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐᾰ hēmĭkŭ́klĭă
Genitive	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ου hēmĭkŭklĭ́ou		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ου hēmĭkŭklĭ́ou	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οιν hēmĭkŭklĭ́oin		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οιν hēmĭkŭklĭ́oin	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ων hēmĭkŭklĭ́ōn		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ων hēmĭkŭklĭ́ōn
Dative	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ῳ hēmĭkŭklĭ́ōi		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ῳ hēmĭkŭklĭ́ōi	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οιν hēmĭkŭklĭ́oin		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οιν hēmĭkŭklĭ́oin	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οις hēmĭkŭklĭ́ois		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οις hēmĭkŭklĭ́ois
Accusative	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον hēmĭkŭ́klĭon		ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον hēmĭkŭ́klĭon	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmĭkŭklĭ́ō		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmĭkŭklĭ́ō	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ους hēmĭkŭklĭ́ous		ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐᾰ hēmĭkŭ́klĭă
Vocative	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐε hēmĭkŭ́klĭe		ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον hēmĭkŭ́klĭon	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmĭkŭklĭ́ō		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmĭkŭklĭ́ō	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐοι hēmĭkŭ́klĭoi		ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐᾰ hēmĭkŭ́klĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ως hēmĭkŭklĭ́ōs			ἡμῐκῠκλῐώτερος hēmĭkŭklĭṓteros			ἡμῐκῠκλῐώτᾰτος hēmĭkŭklĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον (hēmĭkŭ́klĭon, substantive)

Related terms

ᾰ̓κῠ́κλῐος (ăkŭ́klĭos)
ἐγκῠ́κλῐος (enkŭ́klĭos)
ἐπῐκῠ́κλῐος (epĭkŭ́klĭos)
ἡμῐκῠκλῐκός (hēmĭkŭklĭkós)
ἡμῐκῠκλῐώδης (hēmĭkŭklĭṓdēs)
ἡμῐκῠκλοειδής (hēmĭkŭkloeidḗs)

References

“ἡμικύκλιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press