καρφηρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰ́ρφος (kắrphos, “dry straw”) +‎ -ρός (-rós, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kar.pʰɛː.rós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kar.pʰe̝ˈros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kar.ɸiˈros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kar.fiˈros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kar.fiˈros/

Adjective

κᾰρφηρός • (kărphērós) m (feminine κᾰρφηρᾱ́, neuter κᾰρφηρόν); first/second declension

of dry straw

Inflection

First and second declension of κᾰρφηρός; κᾰρφηρᾱ́; κᾰρφηρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰρφηρός kărphērós	κᾰρφηρᾱ́ kărphērā́	κᾰρφηρόν kărphērón	κᾰρφηρώ kărphērṓ	κᾰρφηρᾱ́ kărphērā́	κᾰρφηρώ kărphērṓ	κᾰρφηροί kărphēroí	κᾰρφηραί kărphēraí	κᾰρφηρᾰ́ kărphērắ
Genitive	κᾰρφηροῦ kărphēroû	κᾰρφηρᾶς kărphērâs	κᾰρφηροῦ kărphēroû	κᾰρφηροῖν kărphēroîn	κᾰρφηραῖν kărphēraîn	κᾰρφηροῖν kărphēroîn	κᾰρφηρῶν kărphērôn	κᾰρφηρῶν kărphērôn	κᾰρφηρῶν kărphērôn
Dative	κᾰρφηρῷ kărphērôi	κᾰρφηρᾷ kărphērâi	κᾰρφηρῷ kărphērôi	κᾰρφηροῖν kărphēroîn	κᾰρφηραῖν kărphēraîn	κᾰρφηροῖν kărphēroîn	κᾰρφηροῖς kărphēroîs	κᾰρφηραῖς kărphēraîs	κᾰρφηροῖς kărphēroîs
Accusative	κᾰρφηρόν kărphērón	κᾰρφηρᾱ́ν kărphērā́n	κᾰρφηρόν kărphērón	κᾰρφηρώ kărphērṓ	κᾰρφηρᾱ́ kărphērā́	κᾰρφηρώ kărphērṓ	κᾰρφηρούς kărphēroús	κᾰρφηρᾱ́ς kărphērā́s	κᾰρφηρᾰ́ kărphērắ
Vocative	κᾰρφηρέ kărphēré	κᾰρφηρᾱ́ kărphērā́	κᾰρφηρόν kărphērón	κᾰρφηρώ kărphērṓ	κᾰρφηρᾱ́ kărphērā́	κᾰρφηρώ kărphērṓ	κᾰρφηροί kărphēroí	κᾰρφηραί kărphēraí	κᾰρφηρᾰ́ kărphērắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰρφηρῶς kărphērôs			κᾰρφηρότερος kărphēróteros			κᾰρφηρότᾰτος kărphērótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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