κωφός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from the same Pre-Greek root of κηφήν (kēphḗn, “drone”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kɔː.pʰós/ → /koˈɸos/ → /koˈfos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kɔː.pʰós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /koˈpʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /koˈɸos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /koˈfos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /koˈfos/

Adjective

κωφός • (kōphós) m (feminine κωφή, neuter κωφόν); first/second declension

1. blunt, dull, obtuse

   Synonym: ἀμβλῠ́ς (amblŭ́s)

2. (of sound) mute, noiseless
3. (of men or animals) dumb, mute

   Synonyms: ἄφωνος (áphōnos), ἐνεός (eneós), μῠνδός (mŭndós), μῠ́ρκος (mŭ́rkos)

4. deaf, deaf-mute
5. (of the mind) dull, obtuse
6. (of things) senseless, unmeaning, obscure

Inflection

First and second declension of κωφός; κωφή; κωφόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		κωφός kōphós	κωφή kōphḗ	κωφόν kōphón		κωφώ kōphṓ	κωφᾱ́ kōphā́	κωφώ kōphṓ		κωφοί kōphoí	κωφαί kōphaí	κωφᾰ́ kōphắ
Genitive		κωφοῦ kōphoû	κωφῆς kōphês	κωφοῦ kōphoû		κωφοῖν kōphoîn	κωφαῖν kōphaîn	κωφοῖν kōphoîn		κωφῶν kōphôn	κωφῶν kōphôn	κωφῶν kōphôn
Dative		κωφῷ kōphôi	κωφῇ kōphêi	κωφῷ kōphôi		κωφοῖν kōphoîn	κωφαῖν kōphaîn	κωφοῖν kōphoîn		κωφοῖς kōphoîs	κωφαῖς kōphaîs	κωφοῖς kōphoîs
Accusative		κωφόν kōphón	κωφήν kōphḗn	κωφόν kōphón		κωφώ kōphṓ	κωφᾱ́ kōphā́	κωφώ kōphṓ		κωφούς kōphoús	κωφᾱ́ς kōphā́s	κωφᾰ́ kōphắ
Vocative		κωφέ kōphé	κωφή kōphḗ	κωφόν kōphón		κωφώ kōphṓ	κωφᾱ́ kōphā́	κωφώ kōphṓ		κωφοί kōphoí	κωφαί kōphaí	κωφᾰ́ kōphắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		κωφῶς kōphôs				κωφότερος kōphóteros				κωφότᾰτος kōphótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• κωφᾰ́ω (kōphắō)
• κωφείᾱ (kōpheíā)
• κωφεύω (kōpheúō)
• κωφέω (kōphéō)
• κώφησῐς (kṓphēsĭs)
• κωφητέος (kōphētéos)
• κωφῐ́ᾱς (kōphĭ́ās)
• κωφότης (kōphótēs)
• κωφόω (kōphóō)
• κώφωμᾰ (kṓphōmă)
• κώφωσῐς (kṓphōsĭs)
• ὑπόκωφος (hupókōphos)

Descendants

• Greek: κουφός (koufós)
• → Coptic: ⲕⲱⲫⲟⲥ (kōphos), ⲕⲟⲩⲫⲟⲥ (kouphos)

Further reading

• “κωφός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “κωφός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “κωφός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• κωφός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• κωφός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• 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

Greek

Adjective

κωφός • (kofós) m (feminine κωφή, neuter κωφό)

1. Alternative form of κουφός (koufós)

Declension

Declension of κωφός

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	κωφός (kofós)	κωφή (kofí)	κωφό (kofó)		κωφοί (kofoí)	κωφές (kofés)	κωφά (kofá)
genitive	κωφού (kofoú)	κωφής (kofís)	κωφού (kofoú)		κωφών (kofón)	κωφών (kofón)	κωφών (kofón)
accusative	κωφό (kofó)	κωφή (kofí)	κωφό (kofó)		κωφούς (kofoús)	κωφές (kofés)	κωφά (kofá)
vocative	κωφέ (kofé)	κωφή (kofí)	κωφό (kofó)		κωφοί (kofoí)	κωφές (kofés)	κωφά (kofá)

Degrees of comparison by suffixation

comparative (?) singular plural masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter nominative κωφότερος (kofóteros) κωφότερη (kofóteri) κωφότερο (kofótero) κωφότεροι (kofóteroi) κωφότερες (kofóteres) κωφότερα (kofótera) genitive κωφότερου (kofóterou) κωφότερης (kofóteris) κωφότερου (kofóterou) κωφότερων (kofóteron) κωφότερων (kofóteron) κωφότερων (kofóteron) accusative κωφότερο (kofótero) κωφότερη (kofóteri) κωφότερο (kofótero) κωφότερους (kofóterous) κωφότερες (kofóteres) κωφότερα (kofótera) vocative κωφότερε (kofótere) κωφότερη (kofóteri) κωφότερο (kofótero) κωφότεροι (kofóteroi) κωφότερες (kofóteres) κωφότερα (kofótera) Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο κωφότερος", etc)