χαμαίζηλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χᾰμαί (khămaí, “near the ground”) +‎ ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, fervour”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰa.mǎi̯z.dɛː.los/ → /xaˈmɛ.zi.los/ → /xaˈme.zi.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰa.mǎi̯z.dɛː.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰaˈmɛ.ze̝.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /xaˈmɛ.zi.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /xaˈme.zi.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /xaˈme.zi.los/

Adjective

χᾰμαίζηλος • (khămaízēlos) m or f (neuter χᾰμαίζηλον); second declension

1. seeking the ground, low-growing, dwarf
2. sunk down
3. (figuratively) of low estate, humble

Inflection

Second declension of χᾰμαίζηλος; χᾰμαίζηλον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		χᾰμαίζηλος khămaízēlos	χᾰμαίζηλον khămaízēlon		χᾰμαιζήλω khămaizḗlō	χᾰμαιζήλω khămaizḗlō		χᾰμαίζηλοι khămaízēloi	χᾰμαίζηλᾰ khămaízēlă
Genitive		χᾰμαιζήλου khămaizḗlou	χᾰμαιζήλου khămaizḗlou		χᾰμαιζήλοιν khămaizḗloin	χᾰμαιζήλοιν khămaizḗloin		χᾰμαιζήλων khămaizḗlōn	χᾰμαιζήλων khămaizḗlōn
Dative		χᾰμαιζήλῳ khămaizḗlōi	χᾰμαιζήλῳ khămaizḗlōi		χᾰμαιζήλοιν khămaizḗloin	χᾰμαιζήλοιν khămaizḗloin		χᾰμαιζήλοις khămaizḗlois	χᾰμαιζήλοις khămaizḗlois
Accusative		χᾰμαίζηλον khămaízēlon	χᾰμαίζηλον khămaízēlon		χᾰμαιζήλω khămaizḗlō	χᾰμαιζήλω khămaizḗlō		χᾰμαιζήλους khămaizḗlous	χᾰμαίζηλᾰ khămaízēlă
Vocative		χᾰμαίζηλε khămaízēle	χᾰμαίζηλον khămaízēlon		χᾰμαιζήλω khămaizḗlō	χᾰμαιζήλω khămaizḗlō		χᾰμαίζηλοι khămaízēloi	χᾰμαίζηλᾰ khămaízēlă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		χᾰμαιζήλως khămaizḗlōs			χᾰμαιζηλότερος khămaizēlóteros			χᾰμαιζηλότᾰτος khămaizēlótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• χᾰμαίζηλον (khămaízēlon)

Noun

χᾰμαίζηλος • (khămaízēlos) m (genitive χᾰμαιζήλου); second declension

1. low seat, stool

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ χᾰμαίζηλος; τοῦ χᾰμαιζήλου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ χᾰμαίζηλος ho khămaízēlos	τὼ χᾰμαιζήλω tṑ khămaizḗlō	οἱ χᾰμαίζηλοι hoi khămaízēloi
Genitive	τοῦ χᾰμαιζήλου toû khămaizḗlou	τοῖν χᾰμαιζήλοιν toîn khămaizḗloin	τῶν χᾰμαιζήλων tôn khămaizḗlōn
Dative	τῷ χᾰμαιζήλῳ tôi khămaizḗlōi	τοῖν χᾰμαιζήλοιν toîn khămaizḗloin	τοῖς χᾰμαιζήλοις toîs khămaizḗlois
Accusative	τὸν χᾰμαίζηλον tòn khămaízēlon	τὼ χᾰμαιζήλω tṑ khămaizḗlō	τοὺς χᾰμαιζήλους toùs khămaizḗlous
Vocative	χᾰμαίζηλε khămaízēle	χᾰμαιζήλω khămaizḗlō	χᾰμαίζηλοι khămaízēloi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “χαμαίζηλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “χαμαίζηλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• χαμαίζηλος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette