λιγύφθογγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λῐγῠ́ς (ligús, “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 • (ligúphthongos) 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 ligúphthongos	λῐγῠ́φθογγον ligúphthongon		λῐγῠφθόγγω liguphthóngō	λῐγῠφθόγγω liguphthóngō		λῐγῠ́φθογγοι ligúphthongoi	λῐγῠ́φθογγᾰ ligúphthonga
Genitive		λῐγῠφθόγγου liguphthóngou	λῐγῠφθόγγου liguphthóngou		λῐγῠφθόγγοιν liguphthóngoin	λῐγῠφθόγγοιν liguphthóngoin		λῐγῠφθόγγων liguphthóngōn	λῐγῠφθόγγων liguphthóngōn
Dative		λῐγῠφθόγγῳ liguphthóngōi	λῐγῠφθόγγῳ liguphthóngōi		λῐγῠφθόγγοιν liguphthóngoin	λῐγῠφθόγγοιν liguphthóngoin		λῐγῠφθόγγοις liguphthóngois	λῐγῠφθόγγοις liguphthóngois
Accusative		λῐγῠ́φθογγον ligúphthongon	λῐγῠ́φθογγον ligúphthongon		λῐγῠφθόγγω liguphthóngō	λῐγῠφθόγγω liguphthóngō		λῐγῠφθόγγους liguphthóngous	λῐγῠ́φθογγᾰ ligúphthonga
Vocative		λῐγῠ́φθογγε ligúphthonge	λῐγῠ́φθογγον ligúphthongon		λῐγῠφθόγγω liguphthóngō	λῐγῠφθόγγω liguphthóngō		λῐγῠ́φθογγοι ligúphthongoi	λῐγῠ́φθογγᾰ ligúphthonga
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		λῐγῠφθόγγως liguphthóngōs			λῐγῠφθογγότερος liguphthongóteros			λῐγῠφθογγότᾰτος liguphthongótatos
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 ligúphthongos	λῐγῠ́φθογγον ligúphthongon		λῐγῠφθόγγω liguphthóngō	λῐγῠφθόγγω liguphthóngō		λῐγῠ́φθογγοι ligúphthongoi	λῐγῠ́φθογγᾰ ligúphthonga
Genitive		λῐγῠφθόγγου / λῐγῠφθογγοῖο / λῐγῠφθόγγοιο / λῐγῠφθογγόο / λῐγῠφθόγγοο liguphthóngou / liguphthongoîo / liguphthóngoio / liguphthongóo / liguphthóngoo	λῐγῠφθόγγου / λῐγῠφθογγοῖο / λῐγῠφθόγγοιο / λῐγῠφθογγόο / λῐγῠφθόγγοο liguphthóngou / liguphthongoîo / liguphthóngoio / liguphthongóo / liguphthóngoo		λῐγῠφθόγγοιῐν liguphthóngoiin	λῐγῠφθόγγοιῐν liguphthóngoiin		λῐγῠφθόγγων liguphthóngōn	λῐγῠφθόγγων liguphthóngōn
Dative		λῐγῠφθόγγῳ liguphthóngōi	λῐγῠφθόγγῳ liguphthóngōi		λῐγῠφθόγγοιῐν liguphthóngoiin	λῐγῠφθόγγοιῐν liguphthóngoiin		λῐγῠφθόγγοισῐ / λῐγῠφθόγγοισῐν / λῐγῠφθόγγοις liguphthóngoisi(n) / liguphthóngois	λῐγῠφθόγγοισῐ / λῐγῠφθόγγοισῐν / λῐγῠφθόγγοις liguphthóngoisi(n) / liguphthóngois
Accusative		λῐγῠ́φθογγον ligúphthongon	λῐγῠ́φθογγον ligúphthongon		λῐγῠφθόγγω liguphthóngō	λῐγῠφθόγγω liguphthóngō		λῐγῠφθόγγους liguphthóngous	λῐγῠ́φθογγᾰ ligúphthonga
Vocative		λῐγῠ́φθογγε ligúphthonge	λῐγῠ́φθογγον ligúphthongon		λῐγῠφθόγγω liguphthóngō	λῐγῠφθόγγω liguphthóngō		λῐγῠ́φθογγοι ligúphthongoi	λῐγῠ́φθογγᾰ ligúphthonga
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		λῐγῠφθόγγως liguphthóngōs			λῐγῠφθογγότερος liguphthongóteros			λῐγῠφθογγότᾰτος liguphthongótatos
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