σαῦλος

See also: Σαῦλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The word rhymes with φαῦλος (phaûlos) and probably they have influenced each other. According to Beekes, the adjective presumably belongs to a group of Pre-Greek words.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sâu̯.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsaw.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.βlos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.vlos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.vlos/

Adjective

σαῦλος • (saûlos) m (feminine σαύλη, neuter σαῦλον); first/second declension

straddling, waddling
loose, wanton (of the gait of courtesans)
prancing (of a horse)

Inflection

First and second declension of σαῦλος; σαύλη; σαῦλον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	σαῦλος saûlos	σαύλη saúlē	σαῦλον saûlon	σαύλω saúlō	σαύλᾱ saúlā	σαύλω saúlō	σαῦλοι saûloi	σαῦλαι saûlai	σαῦλᾰ saûlă
Genitive	σαύλου saúlou	σαύλης saúlēs	σαύλου saúlou	σαύλοιν saúloin	σαύλαιν saúlain	σαύλοιν saúloin	σαύλων saúlōn	σαύλων saúlōn	σαύλων saúlōn
Dative	σαύλῳ saúlōi	σαύλῃ saúlēi	σαύλῳ saúlōi	σαύλοιν saúloin	σαύλαιν saúlain	σαύλοιν saúloin	σαύλοις saúlois	σαύλαις saúlais	σαύλοις saúlois
Accusative	σαῦλον saûlon	σαύλην saúlēn	σαῦλον saûlon	σαύλω saúlō	σαύλᾱ saúlā	σαύλω saúlō	σαύλους saúlous	σαύλᾱς saúlās	σαῦλᾰ saûlă
Vocative	σαῦλε saûle	σαύλη saúlē	σαῦλον saûlon	σαύλω saúlō	σαύλᾱ saúlā	σαύλω saúlō	σαῦλοι saûloi	σαῦλαι saûlai	σαῦλᾰ saûlă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	σαύλως saúlōs			σαυλότερος saulóteros			σαυλότᾰτος saulótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

σαυλόομαι (saulóomai)
σαυλοπρωκτιάω (sauloprōktiáō)
σαύλωμα (saúlōma)