βόϊνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βοῦς (boûs, “ox, cattle”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bó.i.nos/ → /ˈβo.i.nos/ → /ˈvo.i.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bó.i.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbo.i.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβo.i.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvo.i.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvo.i.nos/

Adjective

βόϊνος • (bóïnos) m (feminine βοΐνη, neuter βόϊνον); first/second declension

1. made of ox's hide

Inflection

First and second declension of βόϊνος; βοΐνη; βόϊνον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		βόϊνος bóïnos	βοΐνη boḯnē	βόϊνον bóïnon		βοΐνω boḯnō	βοΐνᾱ boḯnā	βοΐνω boḯnō		βόϊνοι bóïnoi	βόϊναι bóïnai	βόϊνᾰ bóïnă
Genitive		βοΐνου boḯnou	βοΐνης boḯnēs	βοΐνου boḯnou		βοΐνοιν boḯnoin	βοΐναιν boḯnain	βοΐνοιν boḯnoin		βοΐνων boḯnōn	βοΐνων boḯnōn	βοΐνων boḯnōn
Dative		βοΐνῳ boḯnōi	βοΐνῃ boḯnēi	βοΐνῳ boḯnōi		βοΐνοιν boḯnoin	βοΐναιν boḯnain	βοΐνοιν boḯnoin		βοΐνοις boḯnois	βοΐναις boḯnais	βοΐνοις boḯnois
Accusative		βόϊνον bóïnon	βοΐνην boḯnēn	βόϊνον bóïnon		βοΐνω boḯnō	βοΐνᾱ boḯnā	βοΐνω boḯnō		βοΐνους boḯnous	βοΐνᾱς boḯnās	βόϊνᾰ bóïnă
Vocative		βόϊνε bóïne	βοΐνη boḯnē	βόϊνον bóïnon		βοΐνω boḯnō	βοΐνᾱ boḯnā	βοΐνω boḯnō		βόϊνοι bóïnoi	βόϊναι bóïnai	βόϊνᾰ bóïnă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		βοΐνως boḯnōs				βοϊνότερος boïnóteros				βοϊνότᾰτος boïnótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “βόϊνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• βόϊνος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• βόϊνος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)