δίμορφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δι- (di-) +‎ μορφή (morphḗ).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dí.mor.pʰos/ → /ˈði.mor.ɸos/ → /ˈði.mor.fos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dí.mor.pʰos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.mor.pʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.mor.ɸos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.mor.fos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈði.mor.fos/

Adjective

δίμορφος • (dímorphos) m or f (neuter δίμορφον); second declension

1. having two shapes or forms

Inflection

Second declension of δῐ́μορφος; δῐ́μορφον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δῐ́μορφος dĭ́morphos	δῐ́μορφον dĭ́morphon		δῐμόρφω dĭmórphō	δῐμόρφω dĭmórphō		δῐ́μορφοι dĭ́morphoi	δῐ́μορφᾰ dĭ́morphă
Genitive		δῐμόρφου dĭmórphou	δῐμόρφου dĭmórphou		δῐμόρφοιν dĭmórphoin	δῐμόρφοιν dĭmórphoin		δῐμόρφων dĭmórphōn	δῐμόρφων dĭmórphōn
Dative		δῐμόρφῳ dĭmórphōi	δῐμόρφῳ dĭmórphōi		δῐμόρφοιν dĭmórphoin	δῐμόρφοιν dĭmórphoin		δῐμόρφοις dĭmórphois	δῐμόρφοις dĭmórphois
Accusative		δῐ́μορφον dĭ́morphon	δῐ́μορφον dĭ́morphon		δῐμόρφω dĭmórphō	δῐμόρφω dĭmórphō		δῐμόρφους dĭmórphous	δῐ́μορφᾰ dĭ́morphă
Vocative		δῐ́μορφε dĭ́morphe	δῐ́μορφον dĭ́morphon		δῐμόρφω dĭmórphō	δῐμόρφω dĭmórphō		δῐ́μορφοι dĭ́morphoi	δῐ́μορφᾰ dĭ́morphă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		δῐμόρφως dĭmórphōs			δῐμορφότερος dĭmorphóteros			δῐμορφότᾰτος dĭmorphótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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