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 eirōnikós	εἰρωνῐκή eirōnikḗ	εἰρωνῐκόν eirōnikón	εἰρωνῐκώ eirōnikṓ	εἰρωνῐκᾱ́ eirōnikā́	εἰρωνῐκώ eirōnikṓ	εἰρωνῐκοί eirōnikoí	εἰρωνῐκαί eirōnikaí	εἰρωνῐκᾰ́ eirōniká
Genitive	εἰρωνῐκοῦ eirōnikoû	εἰρωνῐκῆς eirōnikês	εἰρωνῐκοῦ eirōnikoû	εἰρωνῐκοῖν eirōnikoîn	εἰρωνῐκαῖν eirōnikaîn	εἰρωνῐκοῖν eirōnikoîn	εἰρωνῐκῶν eirōnikôn	εἰρωνῐκῶν eirōnikôn	εἰρωνῐκῶν eirōnikôn
Dative	εἰρωνῐκῷ eirōnikôi	εἰρωνῐκῇ eirōnikêi	εἰρωνῐκῷ eirōnikôi	εἰρωνῐκοῖν eirōnikoîn	εἰρωνῐκαῖν eirōnikaîn	εἰρωνῐκοῖν eirōnikoîn	εἰρωνῐκοῖς eirōnikoîs	εἰρωνῐκαῖς eirōnikaîs	εἰρωνῐκοῖς eirōnikoîs
Accusative	εἰρωνῐκόν eirōnikón	εἰρωνῐκήν eirōnikḗn	εἰρωνῐκόν eirōnikón	εἰρωνῐκώ eirōnikṓ	εἰρωνῐκᾱ́ eirōnikā́	εἰρωνῐκώ eirōnikṓ	εἰρωνῐκούς eirōnikoús	εἰρωνῐκᾱ́ς eirōnikā́s	εἰρωνῐκᾰ́ eirōniká
Vocative	εἰρωνῐκέ eirōniké	εἰρωνῐκή eirōnikḗ	εἰρωνῐκόν eirōnikón	εἰρωνῐκώ eirōnikṓ	εἰρωνῐκᾱ́ eirōnikā́	εἰρωνῐκώ eirōnikṓ	εἰρωνῐκοί eirōnikoí	εἰρωνῐκαί eirōnikaí	εἰρωνῐκᾰ́ eirōniká
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	εἰρωνῐκῶς eirōnikôs			εἰρωνῐκώτερος eirōnikṓteros			εἰρωνῐκώτᾰτος eirōnikṓtatos
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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