ὀφθαλμικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὀφθᾰλμός (ophthălmós, “eye”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /opʰ.tʰal.mi.kós/ → /oɸ.θal.miˈkos/ → /of.θal.miˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /opʰ.tʰal.mi.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /opʰ.tʰal.miˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oɸ.θal.miˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /of.θal.miˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /of.θal.miˈkos/

Adjective

ὀφθαλμικός • (ophthalmikós) m (feminine ὀφθᾰλμῐκή, neuter ὀφθᾰλμῐκόν); first/second declension

1. of or for the eye; ophthalmic

Inflection

First and second declension of ὀφθᾰλμῐκός; ὀφθᾰλμῐκή; ὀφθᾰλμῐκόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὀφθᾰλμῐκός ophthălmĭkós	ὀφθᾰλμῐκή ophthălmĭkḗ	ὀφθᾰλμῐκόν ophthălmĭkón		ὀφθᾰλμῐκώ ophthălmĭkṓ	ὀφθᾰλμῐκᾱ́ ophthălmĭkā́	ὀφθᾰλμῐκώ ophthălmĭkṓ		ὀφθᾰλμῐκοί ophthălmĭkoí	ὀφθᾰλμῐκαί ophthălmĭkaí	ὀφθᾰλμῐκᾰ́ ophthălmĭkắ
Genitive		ὀφθᾰλμῐκοῦ ophthălmĭkoû	ὀφθᾰλμῐκῆς ophthălmĭkês	ὀφθᾰλμῐκοῦ ophthălmĭkoû		ὀφθᾰλμῐκοῖν ophthălmĭkoîn	ὀφθᾰλμῐκαῖν ophthălmĭkaîn	ὀφθᾰλμῐκοῖν ophthălmĭkoîn		ὀφθᾰλμῐκῶν ophthălmĭkôn	ὀφθᾰλμῐκῶν ophthălmĭkôn	ὀφθᾰλμῐκῶν ophthălmĭkôn
Dative		ὀφθᾰλμῐκῷ ophthălmĭkôi	ὀφθᾰλμῐκῇ ophthălmĭkêi	ὀφθᾰλμῐκῷ ophthălmĭkôi		ὀφθᾰλμῐκοῖν ophthălmĭkoîn	ὀφθᾰλμῐκαῖν ophthălmĭkaîn	ὀφθᾰλμῐκοῖν ophthălmĭkoîn		ὀφθᾰλμῐκοῖς ophthălmĭkoîs	ὀφθᾰλμῐκαῖς ophthălmĭkaîs	ὀφθᾰλμῐκοῖς ophthălmĭkoîs
Accusative		ὀφθᾰλμῐκόν ophthălmĭkón	ὀφθᾰλμῐκήν ophthălmĭkḗn	ὀφθᾰλμῐκόν ophthălmĭkón		ὀφθᾰλμῐκώ ophthălmĭkṓ	ὀφθᾰλμῐκᾱ́ ophthălmĭkā́	ὀφθᾰλμῐκώ ophthălmĭkṓ		ὀφθᾰλμῐκούς ophthălmĭkoús	ὀφθᾰλμῐκᾱ́ς ophthălmĭkā́s	ὀφθᾰλμῐκᾰ́ ophthălmĭkắ
Vocative		ὀφθᾰλμῐκέ ophthălmĭké	ὀφθᾰλμῐκή ophthălmĭkḗ	ὀφθᾰλμῐκόν ophthălmĭkón		ὀφθᾰλμῐκώ ophthălmĭkṓ	ὀφθᾰλμῐκᾱ́ ophthălmĭkā́	ὀφθᾰλμῐκώ ophthălmĭkṓ		ὀφθᾰλμῐκοί ophthălmĭkoí	ὀφθᾰλμῐκαί ophthălmĭkaí	ὀφθᾰλμῐκᾰ́ ophthălmĭkắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ὀφθᾰλμῐκῶς ophthălmĭkôs				ὀφθᾰλμῐκώτερος ophthălmĭkṓteros				ὀφθᾰλμῐκώτᾰτος ophthălmĭkṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: ophthalmicus
  • → English: ophthalmic

Noun

ὀφθᾰλμῐκός • (ophthălmĭkós) m (genitive ὀφθᾰλμῐκοῦ); second declension

1. (surgery) ophthalmic surgeon

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ὀφθᾰλμῐκός; τοῦ ὀφθᾰλμῐκοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ὀφθᾰλμῐκός ho ophthălmĭkós	τὼ ὀφθᾰλμῐκώ tṑ ophthălmĭkṓ	οἱ ὀφθᾰλμῐκοί hoi ophthălmĭkoí
Genitive	τοῦ ὀφθᾰλμῐκοῦ toû ophthălmĭkoû	τοῖν ὀφθᾰλμῐκοῖν toîn ophthălmĭkoîn	τῶν ὀφθᾰλμῐκῶν tôn ophthălmĭkôn
Dative	τῷ ὀφθᾰλμῐκῷ tôi ophthălmĭkôi	τοῖν ὀφθᾰλμῐκοῖν toîn ophthălmĭkoîn	τοῖς ὀφθᾰλμῐκοῖς toîs ophthălmĭkoîs
Accusative	τὸν ὀφθᾰλμῐκόν tòn ophthălmĭkón	τὼ ὀφθᾰλμῐκώ tṑ ophthălmĭkṓ	τοὺς ὀφθᾰλμῐκούς toùs ophthălmĭkoús
Vocative	ὀφθᾰλμῐκέ ophthălmĭké	ὀφθᾰλμῐκώ ophthălmĭkṓ	ὀφθᾰλμῐκοί ophthălmĭkoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: ophthalmicus

References

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