ἡμικύκλιος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἡμῐ́κῠκλος (hēmĭ́kŭklos)

Etymology

From ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-, “half, semi-”) +‎ κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos, “ring, circle”) +‎ -ῐος (-ĭos, “adjectival suffix”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hɛː.mi.ký.kli.os/ → /i.miˈcy.kli.os/ → /i.miˈci.kli.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.mi.ký.kli.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝.miˈky.kli.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.miˈcy.kli.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.miˈcy.kli.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.miˈci.kli.os/

Adjective

ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐος • (hēmĭkŭ́klĭos) m or f (neuter ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον); second declension

1. semicircular

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Inflection

Second declension of ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐος; ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐος hēmĭkŭ́klĭos	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον hēmĭkŭ́klĭon		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmĭkŭklĭ́ō	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmĭkŭklĭ́ō		ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐοι hēmĭkŭ́klĭoi	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐᾰ hēmĭkŭ́klĭă
Genitive		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ου hēmĭkŭklĭ́ou	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ου hēmĭkŭklĭ́ou		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οιν hēmĭkŭklĭ́oin	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οιν hēmĭkŭklĭ́oin		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ων hēmĭkŭklĭ́ōn	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ων hēmĭkŭklĭ́ōn
Dative		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ῳ hēmĭkŭklĭ́ōi	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ῳ hēmĭkŭklĭ́ōi		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οιν hēmĭkŭklĭ́oin	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οιν hēmĭkŭklĭ́oin		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οις hēmĭkŭklĭ́ois	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οις hēmĭkŭklĭ́ois
Accusative		ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον hēmĭkŭ́klĭon	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον hēmĭkŭ́klĭon		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmĭkŭklĭ́ō	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmĭkŭklĭ́ō		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ους hēmĭkŭklĭ́ous	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐᾰ hēmĭkŭ́klĭă
Vocative		ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐε hēmĭkŭ́klĭe	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον hēmĭkŭ́klĭon		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmĭkŭklĭ́ō	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmĭkŭklĭ́ō		ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐοι hēmĭkŭ́klĭoi	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐᾰ hēmĭkŭ́klĭă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ως hēmĭkŭklĭ́ōs			ἡμῐκῠκλῐώτερος hēmĭkŭklĭṓteros			ἡμῐκῠκλῐώτᾰτος hēmĭkŭklĭṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον (hēmĭkŭ́klĭon, substantive)

Related terms

• ᾰ̓κῠ́κλῐος (ăkŭ́klĭos)
• ἐγκῠ́κλῐος (enkŭ́klĭos)
• ἐπῐκῠ́κλῐος (epĭkŭ́klĭos)
• ἡμῐκῠκλῐκός (hēmĭkŭklĭkós)
• ἡμῐκῠκλῐώδης (hēmĭkŭklĭṓdēs)
• ἡμῐκῠκλοειδής (hēmĭkŭkloeidḗs)

References

• “ἡμικύκλιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press