ἀρκόφθαλμον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄρκος (árkos, “bear”) +‎ ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ar.kópʰ.tʰal.mon/ → /arˈkoɸ.θal.mon/ → /arˈkof.θal.mon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ar.kópʰ.tʰal.mon/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /arˈkopʰ.tʰal.mon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /arˈkoɸ.θal.mon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /arˈkof.θal.mon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /arˈkof.θal.mon/

Noun

ἀρκόφθᾰλμον • (arkóphthălmon) n (genitive ἀρκοφθᾰ́λμου); second declension

1. black turnip (Bongardia chrysogonum)

   Synonyms: ἴασπις (íaspis), χρῡσόγονον (khrūsógonon)

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ἀρκόφθᾰλμον; τοῦ ἀρκοφθᾰ́λμου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἀρκόφθᾰλμον tò arkóphthălmon	τὼ ἀρκοφθᾰ́λμω tṑ arkophthắlmō	τᾰ̀ ἀρκόφθᾰλμᾰ tằ arkóphthălmă
Genitive	τοῦ ἀρκοφθᾰ́λμου toû arkophthắlmou	τοῖν ἀρκοφθᾰ́λμοιν toîn arkophthắlmoin	τῶν ἀρκοφθᾰ́λμων tôn arkophthắlmōn
Dative	τῷ ἀρκοφθᾰ́λμῳ tôi arkophthắlmōi	τοῖν ἀρκοφθᾰ́λμοιν toîn arkophthắlmoin	τοῖς ἀρκοφθᾰ́λμοις toîs arkophthắlmois
Accusative	τὸ ἀρκόφθᾰλμον tò arkóphthălmon	τὼ ἀρκοφθᾰ́λμω tṑ arkophthắlmō	τᾰ̀ ἀρκόφθᾰλμᾰ tằ arkóphthălmă
Vocative	ἀρκόφθᾰλμον arkóphthălmon	ἀρκοφθᾰ́λμω arkophthắlmō	ἀρκόφθᾰλμᾰ arkóphthălmă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “ἀρκόφθαλμον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀρκόφθαλμος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)