ἀμάμαξυς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἁμάμαξυς (hamámaxus)

Etymology

Furnée compares ἀμαξίς (amaxís, “grape-vine”), which must be correct. It is a typical Pre-Greek word, showing reduplication. This word has also been compared to Hittite [script needed] (mahla, “grapevine”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.má.mak.sys/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈma.mak.sys/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈma.mak.sys/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈma.mak.sys/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈma.mak.sis/

Mark the vowel length of the ambiguous vowels ἀ and ά by adding a macron after each one if it is long, or a breve if it is short. By default, Module:grc-pronunciation assumes it is short if unmarked.
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Noun

ἀμάμαξῠς • (amámaxŭs) f (genitive ἀμᾰμάξῠος); third declension

vine trained on two poles

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἀμᾰ́μαξῠς; τῆς ἀμᾰμάξῠος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀμᾰ́μαξῠς hē amắmaxŭs	τὼ ἀμᾰμάξῠε tṑ amămáxŭe	αἱ ἀμᾰμάξῠες hai amămáxŭes
Genitive	τῆς ἀμᾰμάξῠος tês amămáxŭos	τοῖν ἀμᾰμαξῠ́οιν toîn amămaxŭ́oin	τῶν ἀμᾰμαξῠ́ων tôn amămaxŭ́ōn
Dative	τῇ ἀμᾰμάξῠῐ̈ / ἀμᾰμάξυι têi amămáxŭĭ̈ / amămáxui	τοῖν ἀμᾰμαξῠ́οιν toîn amămaxŭ́oin	ταῖς ἀμᾰμάξῠσῐ / ἀμᾰμάξῠσῐν taîs amămáxŭsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ἀμᾰ́μαξῠν tḕn amắmaxŭn	τὼ ἀμᾰμάξῠε tṑ amămáxŭe	τᾱ̀ς ἀμᾰμάξῡς / ἀμᾰμάξῠᾰς tā̀s amămáxūs / amămáxŭăs
Vocative	ἀμᾰ́μαξῠ amắmaxŭ	ἀμᾰμάξῠε amămáxŭe	ἀμᾰμάξῠες amămáxŭes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.