γλυκύπικρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

PIE word
*dléwkus

From γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) +‎ πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡly.ký.piː.kros/ → /ɣlyˈcy.pi.kros/ → /ɣliˈci.pi.kros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡly.ký.piː.kros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡlyˈky.pi.kros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣlyˈcy.pi.kros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣlyˈcy.pi.kros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣliˈci.pi.kros/

Mark the vowel length of the ambiguous vowel ύ by adding a macron after it if it is long, or a breve if it is short. By default, Module:grc-pronunciation assumes it is short if unmarked.
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Adjective

γλῠκῠ́πῑκρος • (glŭkŭ́pīkros) m or f (neuter γλῠκῠ́πῑκρον); second declension

1. bittersweet

Inflection

Second declension of γλῠκῠ́πῑκρος; γλῠκῠ́πῑκρον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		γλῠκῠ́πῑκρος glŭkŭ́pīkros	γλῠκῠ́πῑκρον glŭkŭ́pīkron		γλῠκῠπῑ́κρω glŭkŭpī́krō	γλῠκῠπῑ́κρω glŭkŭpī́krō		γλῠκῠ́πῑκροι glŭkŭ́pīkroi	γλῠκῠ́πῑκρᾰ glŭkŭ́pīkră
Genitive		γλῠκῠπῑ́κρου glŭkŭpī́krou	γλῠκῠπῑ́κρου glŭkŭpī́krou		γλῠκῠπῑ́κροιν glŭkŭpī́kroin	γλῠκῠπῑ́κροιν glŭkŭpī́kroin		γλῠκῠπῑ́κρων glŭkŭpī́krōn	γλῠκῠπῑ́κρων glŭkŭpī́krōn
Dative		γλῠκῠπῑ́κρῳ glŭkŭpī́krōi	γλῠκῠπῑ́κρῳ glŭkŭpī́krōi		γλῠκῠπῑ́κροιν glŭkŭpī́kroin	γλῠκῠπῑ́κροιν glŭkŭpī́kroin		γλῠκῠπῑ́κροις glŭkŭpī́krois	γλῠκῠπῑ́κροις glŭkŭpī́krois
Accusative		γλῠκῠ́πῑκρον glŭkŭ́pīkron	γλῠκῠ́πῑκρον glŭkŭ́pīkron		γλῠκῠπῑ́κρω glŭkŭpī́krō	γλῠκῠπῑ́κρω glŭkŭpī́krō		γλῠκῠπῑ́κρους glŭkŭpī́krous	γλῠκῠ́πῑκρᾰ glŭkŭ́pīkră
Vocative		γλῠκῠ́πῑκρε glŭkŭ́pīkre	γλῠκῠ́πῑκρον glŭkŭ́pīkron		γλῠκῠπῑ́κρω glŭkŭpī́krō	γλῠκῠπῑ́κρω glŭkŭpī́krō		γλῠκῠ́πῑκροι glŭkŭ́pīkroi	γλῠκῠ́πῑκρᾰ glŭkŭ́pīkră
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		γλῠκῠπῑ́κρως glŭkŭpī́krōs			γλῠκῠπῑκρότερος glŭkŭpīkróteros			γλῠκῠπῑκρότᾰτος glŭkŭpīkrótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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