γύψ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡy̌ːps/ → /ʝyps/ → /ʝips/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡy̌ːps/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡyps/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝyps/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝyps/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝips/

Noun

γῡ́ψ • (gū́ps) m (genitive γῡπός); third declension (Attic, Epic)

1. vulture

Declension

Third declension of ὁ γῡ́ψ; τοῦ γῡπός (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γῡ́ψ ho gū́ps	τὼ γῦπε tṑ gûpe	οἱ γῦπες hoi gûpes
Genitive	τοῦ γῡπός toû gūpós	τοῖν γῡποῖν toîn gūpoîn	τῶν γῡπῶν tôn gūpôn
Dative	τῷ γῡπῐ́ tôi gūpí	τοῖν γῡποῖν toîn gūpoîn	τοῖς γῡψῐ́ / γῡψῐ́ν toîs gūpsí(n)
Accusative	τὸν γῦπᾰ tòn gûpa	τὼ γῦπε tṑ gûpe	τοὺς γῦπᾰς toùs gûpas
Vocative	γῡ́ψ gū́ps	γῦπε gûpe	γῦπες gûpes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of γῡ́ψ; γῡπός (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	γῡ́ψ gū́ps	γῦπε gûpe	γῦπες gûpes
Genitive	γῡπός gūpós	γῡποῖῐν gūpoîin	γῡπῶν gūpôn
Dative	γῡπῐ́ gūpí	γῡποῖῐν gūpoîin	γῡψῐ́ / γῡψῐ́ν / γῡ́πεσσῐ / γῡ́πεσσῐν / γῡ́πεσῐ / γῡ́πεσῐν gūpsí(n) / gū́pessi(n) / gū́pesi(n)
Accusative	γῦπᾰ gûpa	γῦπε gûpe	γῦπᾰς gûpas
Vocative	γῡ́ψ gū́ps	γῦπε gûpe	γῦπες gûpes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• γῡπαιεύς (gūpaieús)
• γῡ́πη (gū́pē)
• γῡπογῐ́γᾱς (gūpogígās)
• γῡποειδής (gūpoeidḗs)
• γῡπόμορφος (gūpómorphos)
• γῡπονέμεσῐς (gūponémesis)
• γῡπώδης (gūpṓdēs)
• γῡπᾰλέκτωρ (gūpaléktōr)
• γῡπᾰ́ρῐον (gūpárion)
• γῡπῐαῖος (gūpiaîos)
• γῡ́πῐνος (gū́pinos)
• γῡπῐ́ς (gūpís)
• γῡπῐᾰ́ς (gūpiás)

 

Descendants

• Greek: γύπας (gýpas)
• → Translingual: Gyps
• → Old Georgian: ჯიპოსი (ǯiṗosi)

Further reading

• “γύψ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• γύψ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)