εἰρωνικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

εἴρων (eírōn, “someone who feigns ignorance”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eː.rɔː.ni.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /i.ro.niˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.ro.niˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.ro.niˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.ro.niˈkos/

Adjective

εἰρωνικός • (eirōnikós) m (feminine εἰρωνῐκή, neuter εἰρωνῐκόν); first/second declension

insincere, feigning ignorance

Declension

First and second declension of εἰρωνῐκός; εἰρωνῐκή; εἰρωνῐκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	εἰρωνῐκός eirōnĭkós	εἰρωνῐκή eirōnĭkḗ	εἰρωνῐκόν eirōnĭkón	εἰρωνῐκώ eirōnĭkṓ	εἰρωνῐκᾱ́ eirōnĭkā́	εἰρωνῐκώ eirōnĭkṓ	εἰρωνῐκοί eirōnĭkoí	εἰρωνῐκαί eirōnĭkaí	εἰρωνῐκᾰ́ eirōnĭkắ
Genitive	εἰρωνῐκοῦ eirōnĭkoû	εἰρωνῐκῆς eirōnĭkês	εἰρωνῐκοῦ eirōnĭkoû	εἰρωνῐκοῖν eirōnĭkoîn	εἰρωνῐκαῖν eirōnĭkaîn	εἰρωνῐκοῖν eirōnĭkoîn	εἰρωνῐκῶν eirōnĭkôn	εἰρωνῐκῶν eirōnĭkôn	εἰρωνῐκῶν eirōnĭkôn
Dative	εἰρωνῐκῷ eirōnĭkôi	εἰρωνῐκῇ eirōnĭkêi	εἰρωνῐκῷ eirōnĭkôi	εἰρωνῐκοῖν eirōnĭkoîn	εἰρωνῐκαῖν eirōnĭkaîn	εἰρωνῐκοῖν eirōnĭkoîn	εἰρωνῐκοῖς eirōnĭkoîs	εἰρωνῐκαῖς eirōnĭkaîs	εἰρωνῐκοῖς eirōnĭkoîs
Accusative	εἰρωνῐκόν eirōnĭkón	εἰρωνῐκήν eirōnĭkḗn	εἰρωνῐκόν eirōnĭkón	εἰρωνῐκώ eirōnĭkṓ	εἰρωνῐκᾱ́ eirōnĭkā́	εἰρωνῐκώ eirōnĭkṓ	εἰρωνῐκούς eirōnĭkoús	εἰρωνῐκᾱ́ς eirōnĭkā́s	εἰρωνῐκᾰ́ eirōnĭkắ
Vocative	εἰρωνῐκέ eirōnĭké	εἰρωνῐκή eirōnĭkḗ	εἰρωνῐκόν eirōnĭkón	εἰρωνῐκώ eirōnĭkṓ	εἰρωνῐκᾱ́ eirōnĭkā́	εἰρωνῐκώ eirōnĭkṓ	εἰρωνῐκοί eirōnĭkoí	εἰρωνῐκαί eirōnĭkaí	εἰρωνῐκᾰ́ eirōnĭkắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	εἰρωνῐκῶς eirōnĭkôs			εἰρωνῐκώτερος eirōnĭkṓteros			εἰρωνῐκώτᾰτος eirōnĭkṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

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