ὑψικάρηνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὕψῐ (húpsĭ, “on high”) +‎ κάρηνον (kárēnon, “head; mountain top”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hyp.si.ká.rɛː.nos/ → /yp.siˈka.ri.nos/ → /ip.siˈka.ri.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hyp.si.ká.rɛː.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)yp.siˈka.re̝.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /yp.siˈka.ri.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /yp.siˈka.ri.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ip.siˈka.ri.nos/

Adjective

ῠ̔ψῐκᾰ́ρηνος • (hŭpsĭkắrēnos) m or f (neuter ῠ̔ψῐκᾰ́ρηνον); second declension

1. high-topped, with lofty head or peak

Declension

Second declension of ῠ̔ψῐκᾰ́ρηνος; ῠ̔ψῐκᾰ́ρηνον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ῠ̔ψῐκᾰ́ρηνος hŭpsĭkắrēnos	ῠ̔ψῐκᾰ́ρηνον hŭpsĭkắrēnon		ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνω hŭpsĭkărḗnō	ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνω hŭpsĭkărḗnō		ῠ̔ψῐκᾰ́ρηνοι hŭpsĭkắrēnoi	ῠ̔ψῐκᾰ́ρηνᾰ hŭpsĭkắrēnă
Genitive		ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνου hŭpsĭkărḗnou	ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνου hŭpsĭkărḗnou		ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνοιν hŭpsĭkărḗnoin	ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνοιν hŭpsĭkărḗnoin		ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνων hŭpsĭkărḗnōn	ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνων hŭpsĭkărḗnōn
Dative		ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνῳ hŭpsĭkărḗnōi	ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνῳ hŭpsĭkărḗnōi		ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνοιν hŭpsĭkărḗnoin	ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνοιν hŭpsĭkărḗnoin		ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνοις hŭpsĭkărḗnois	ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνοις hŭpsĭkărḗnois
Accusative		ῠ̔ψῐκᾰ́ρηνον hŭpsĭkắrēnon	ῠ̔ψῐκᾰ́ρηνον hŭpsĭkắrēnon		ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνω hŭpsĭkărḗnō	ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνω hŭpsĭkărḗnō		ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνους hŭpsĭkărḗnous	ῠ̔ψῐκᾰ́ρηνᾰ hŭpsĭkắrēnă
Vocative		ῠ̔ψῐκᾰ́ρηνε hŭpsĭkắrēne	ῠ̔ψῐκᾰ́ρηνον hŭpsĭkắrēnon		ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνω hŭpsĭkărḗnō	ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνω hŭpsĭkărḗnō		ῠ̔ψῐκᾰ́ρηνοι hŭpsĭkắrēnoi	ῠ̔ψῐκᾰ́ρηνᾰ hŭpsĭkắrēnă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρήνως hŭpsĭkărḗnōs			ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρηνότερος hŭpsĭkărēnóteros			ῠ̔ψῐκᾰρηνότᾰτος hŭpsĭkărēnótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “ὑψικάρηνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ὑψικάρηνος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ὑψικάρηνος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ὑψικάρηνος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963