δάνδηξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dán.dɛːks/ → /ˈðan.diks/ → /ˈðan.diks/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dán.dɛːks/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdan.de̝ks/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðan.diks/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðan.diks/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðan.diks/

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Noun

δάνδηξ • (dándēx) m (genitive δάνδηκος); third declension

1. A kind of big dog

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ δάνδηξ; τοῦ δάνδηκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ δάνδηξ ho dándēx	τὼ δάνδηκε tṑ dándēke	οἱ δάνδηκες hoi dándēkes
Genitive	τοῦ δάνδηκος toû dándēkos	τοῖν δανδήκοιν toîn dandḗkoin	τῶν δανδήκων tôn dandḗkōn
Dative	τῷ δάνδηκῐ tôi dándēkĭ	τοῖν δανδήκοιν toîn dandḗkoin	τοῖς δάνδηξῐ / δάνδηξῐν toîs dándēxĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν δάνδηκᾰ tòn dándēkă	τὼ δάνδηκε tṑ dándēke	τοὺς δάνδηκᾰς toùs dándēkăs
Vocative	δάνδηξ dándēx	δάνδηκε dándēke	δάνδηκες dándēkes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• δάνδηξ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN