σκιμβός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, the relation with σκαμβός (skambós, “bent”) points to a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /skim.bós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /skimˈbos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /scimˈbos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /scimˈbos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /scimˈbos/

Adjective

σκῐμβός • (skĭmbós) m (feminine σκῐμβή, neuter σκῐμβόν); first/second declension

halt, lame
Synonym: χωλός (khōlós)

Inflection

First and second declension of σκῐμβός; σκῐμβή; σκῐμβόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	σκῐμβός skĭmbós	σκῐμβή skĭmbḗ	σκῐμβόν skĭmbón	σκῐμβώ skĭmbṓ	σκῐμβᾱ́ skĭmbā́	σκῐμβώ skĭmbṓ	σκῐμβοί skĭmboí	σκῐμβαί skĭmbaí	σκῐμβᾰ́ skĭmbắ
Genitive	σκῐμβοῦ skĭmboû	σκῐμβῆς skĭmbês	σκῐμβοῦ skĭmboû	σκῐμβοῖν skĭmboîn	σκῐμβαῖν skĭmbaîn	σκῐμβοῖν skĭmboîn	σκῐμβῶν skĭmbôn	σκῐμβῶν skĭmbôn	σκῐμβῶν skĭmbôn
Dative	σκῐμβῷ skĭmbôi	σκῐμβῇ skĭmbêi	σκῐμβῷ skĭmbôi	σκῐμβοῖν skĭmboîn	σκῐμβαῖν skĭmbaîn	σκῐμβοῖν skĭmboîn	σκῐμβοῖς skĭmboîs	σκῐμβαῖς skĭmbaîs	σκῐμβοῖς skĭmboîs
Accusative	σκῐμβόν skĭmbón	σκῐμβήν skĭmbḗn	σκῐμβόν skĭmbón	σκῐμβώ skĭmbṓ	σκῐμβᾱ́ skĭmbā́	σκῐμβώ skĭmbṓ	σκῐμβούς skĭmboús	σκῐμβᾱ́ς skĭmbā́s	σκῐμβᾰ́ skĭmbắ
Vocative	σκῐμβέ skĭmbé	σκῐμβή skĭmbḗ	σκῐμβόν skĭmbón	σκῐμβώ skĭmbṓ	σκῐμβᾱ́ skĭmbā́	σκῐμβώ skĭmbṓ	σκῐμβοί skĭmboí	σκῐμβαί skĭmbaí	σκῐμβᾰ́ skĭmbắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	σκῐμβῶς skĭmbôs			σκῐμβότερος skĭmbóteros			σκῐμβότᾰτος skĭmbótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

σκῐμβᾰ́ζω (skĭmbắzō)
σκῐμβᾰσμός (skĭmbăsmós)