Ὀρφικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús) +‎ -ῐκός (-ĭkós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /or.pʰi.kós/ → /or.ɸiˈkos/ → /or.fiˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /or.pʰi.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /or.pʰiˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /or.ɸiˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /or.fiˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /or.fiˈkos/

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Adjective

Ὀρφικός • (Orphikós) m (feminine Ὀρφική, neuter Ὀρφικόν); first/second declension

1. Orphic: of or pertaining to Orphism

Inflection

First and second declension of Ὀρφικός; Ὀρφική; Ὀρφικόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Ὀρφικός Orphikós	Ὀρφική Orphikḗ	Ὀρφικόν Orphikón		Ὀρφικώ Orphikṓ	Ὀρφικᾱ́ Orphikā́	Ὀρφικώ Orphikṓ		Ὀρφικοί Orphikoí	Ὀρφικαί Orphikaí	Ὀρφικᾰ́ Orphikắ
Genitive		Ὀρφικοῦ Orphikoû	Ὀρφικῆς Orphikês	Ὀρφικοῦ Orphikoû		Ὀρφικοῖν Orphikoîn	Ὀρφικαῖν Orphikaîn	Ὀρφικοῖν Orphikoîn		Ὀρφικῶν Orphikôn	Ὀρφικῶν Orphikôn	Ὀρφικῶν Orphikôn
Dative		Ὀρφικῷ Orphikôi	Ὀρφικῇ Orphikêi	Ὀρφικῷ Orphikôi		Ὀρφικοῖν Orphikoîn	Ὀρφικαῖν Orphikaîn	Ὀρφικοῖν Orphikoîn		Ὀρφικοῖς Orphikoîs	Ὀρφικαῖς Orphikaîs	Ὀρφικοῖς Orphikoîs
Accusative		Ὀρφικόν Orphikón	Ὀρφικήν Orphikḗn	Ὀρφικόν Orphikón		Ὀρφικώ Orphikṓ	Ὀρφικᾱ́ Orphikā́	Ὀρφικώ Orphikṓ		Ὀρφικούς Orphikoús	Ὀρφικᾱ́ς Orphikā́s	Ὀρφικᾰ́ Orphikắ
Vocative		Ὀρφικέ Orphiké	Ὀρφική Orphikḗ	Ὀρφικόν Orphikón		Ὀρφικώ Orphikṓ	Ὀρφικᾱ́ Orphikā́	Ὀρφικώ Orphikṓ		Ὀρφικοί Orphikoí	Ὀρφικαί Orphikaí	Ὀρφικᾰ́ Orphikắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		Ὀρφικῶς Orphikôs				Ὀρφικότερος Orphikóteros				Ὀρφικότᾰτος Orphikótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• English: Orphic
• Latin: Orphicus