λιγύφθογγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λῐγῠ́ς (lĭgŭ́s, “clear, shrill”) +‎ φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound, voice”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /li.ɡýpʰ.tʰoŋ.ɡos/ → /liˈʝyɸ.θoŋ.ɡos/ → /liˈʝif.θoŋ.ɡos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /li.ɡýpʰ.tʰoŋ.ɡos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /liˈɡypʰ.tʰoŋ.ɡos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /liˈʝyɸ.θoŋ.ɡos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /liˈʝyf.θoŋ.ɡos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /liˈʝif.θoŋ.ɡos/

Adjective

λῐγῠ́φθογγος • (lĭgŭ́phthongos) m or f (neuter λῐγῠ́φθογγον); second declension

1. with a clear voice (said of heralds)

Declension

Second declension of λῐγῠ́φθογγος; λῐγῠ́φθογγον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λῐγῠ́φθογγος lĭgŭ́phthongos	λῐγῠ́φθογγον lĭgŭ́phthongon		λῐγῠφθόγγω lĭgŭphthóngō	λῐγῠφθόγγω lĭgŭphthóngō		λῐγῠ́φθογγοι lĭgŭ́phthongoi	λῐγῠ́φθογγᾰ lĭgŭ́phthongă
Genitive		λῐγῠφθόγγου lĭgŭphthóngou	λῐγῠφθόγγου lĭgŭphthóngou		λῐγῠφθόγγοιν lĭgŭphthóngoin	λῐγῠφθόγγοιν lĭgŭphthóngoin		λῐγῠφθόγγων lĭgŭphthóngōn	λῐγῠφθόγγων lĭgŭphthóngōn
Dative		λῐγῠφθόγγῳ lĭgŭphthóngōi	λῐγῠφθόγγῳ lĭgŭphthóngōi		λῐγῠφθόγγοιν lĭgŭphthóngoin	λῐγῠφθόγγοιν lĭgŭphthóngoin		λῐγῠφθόγγοις lĭgŭphthóngois	λῐγῠφθόγγοις lĭgŭphthóngois
Accusative		λῐγῠ́φθογγον lĭgŭ́phthongon	λῐγῠ́φθογγον lĭgŭ́phthongon		λῐγῠφθόγγω lĭgŭphthóngō	λῐγῠφθόγγω lĭgŭphthóngō		λῐγῠφθόγγους lĭgŭphthóngous	λῐγῠ́φθογγᾰ lĭgŭ́phthongă
Vocative		λῐγῠ́φθογγε lĭgŭ́phthonge	λῐγῠ́φθογγον lĭgŭ́phthongon		λῐγῠφθόγγω lĭgŭphthóngō	λῐγῠφθόγγω lĭgŭphthóngō		λῐγῠ́φθογγοι lĭgŭ́phthongoi	λῐγῠ́φθογγᾰ lĭgŭ́phthongă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		λῐγῠφθόγγως lĭgŭphthóngōs			λῐγῠφθογγότερος lĭgŭphthongóteros			λῐγῠφθογγότᾰτος lĭgŭphthongótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of λῐγῠ́φθογγος; λῐγῠ́φθογγον (Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λῐγῠ́φθογγος lĭgŭ́phthongos	λῐγῠ́φθογγον lĭgŭ́phthongon		λῐγῠφθόγγω lĭgŭphthóngō	λῐγῠφθόγγω lĭgŭphthóngō		λῐγῠ́φθογγοι lĭgŭ́phthongoi	λῐγῠ́φθογγᾰ lĭgŭ́phthongă
Genitive		λῐγῠφθόγγου / λῐγῠφθογγοῖο / λῐγῠφθόγγοιο / λῐγῠφθογγόο / λῐγῠφθόγγοο lĭgŭphthóngou / lĭgŭphthongoîo / lĭgŭphthóngoio / lĭgŭphthongóo / lĭgŭphthóngoo	λῐγῠφθόγγου / λῐγῠφθογγοῖο / λῐγῠφθόγγοιο / λῐγῠφθογγόο / λῐγῠφθόγγοο lĭgŭphthóngou / lĭgŭphthongoîo / lĭgŭphthóngoio / lĭgŭphthongóo / lĭgŭphthóngoo		λῐγῠφθόγγοιῐν lĭgŭphthóngoiĭn	λῐγῠφθόγγοιῐν lĭgŭphthóngoiĭn		λῐγῠφθόγγων lĭgŭphthóngōn	λῐγῠφθόγγων lĭgŭphthóngōn
Dative		λῐγῠφθόγγῳ lĭgŭphthóngōi	λῐγῠφθόγγῳ lĭgŭphthóngōi		λῐγῠφθόγγοιῐν lĭgŭphthóngoiĭn	λῐγῠφθόγγοιῐν lĭgŭphthóngoiĭn		λῐγῠφθόγγοισῐ / λῐγῠφθόγγοισῐν / λῐγῠφθόγγοις lĭgŭphthóngoisĭ(n) / lĭgŭphthóngois	λῐγῠφθόγγοισῐ / λῐγῠφθόγγοισῐν / λῐγῠφθόγγοις lĭgŭphthóngoisĭ(n) / lĭgŭphthóngois
Accusative		λῐγῠ́φθογγον lĭgŭ́phthongon	λῐγῠ́φθογγον lĭgŭ́phthongon		λῐγῠφθόγγω lĭgŭphthóngō	λῐγῠφθόγγω lĭgŭphthóngō		λῐγῠφθόγγους lĭgŭphthóngous	λῐγῠ́φθογγᾰ lĭgŭ́phthongă
Vocative		λῐγῠ́φθογγε lĭgŭ́phthonge	λῐγῠ́φθογγον lĭgŭ́phthongon		λῐγῠφθόγγω lĭgŭphthóngō	λῐγῠφθόγγω lĭgŭphthóngō		λῐγῠ́φθογγοι lĭgŭ́phthongoi	λῐγῠ́φθογγᾰ lĭgŭ́phthongă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		λῐγῠφθόγγως lĭgŭphthóngōs			λῐγῠφθογγότερος lĭgŭphthongóteros			λῐγῠφθογγότᾰτος lĭgŭphthongótătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “λιγύφθογγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “λιγύφθογγος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• λιγύφθογγος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette