ὕπτιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)up-ti-os, from *upó (“under, below”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hýp.ti.os/ → /ˈyp.ti.os/ → /ˈip.ti.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hýp.ti.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)yp.ti.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈyp.ti.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈyp.ti.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈip.ti.os/

Adjective

ὕπτῐος • (húptios) m (feminine ὑπτίᾱ, neuter ὕπτῐον); first/second declension

1. lying on one's back; supine

   Antonym: πρᾱνής (prānḗs)

Declension

First and second declension of ὕπτῐος; ὑπτῐ́ᾱ; ὕπτῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὕπτῐος húptios	ὑπτῐ́ᾱ huptíā	ὕπτῐον húption		ὑπτῐ́ω huptíō	ὑπτῐ́ᾱ huptíā	ὑπτῐ́ω huptíō		ὕπτῐοι húptioi	ὕπτῐαι húptiai	ὕπτῐᾰ húptia
Genitive		ὑπτῐ́ου huptíou	ὑπτῐ́ᾱς huptíās	ὑπτῐ́ου huptíou		ὑπτῐ́οιν huptíoin	ὑπτῐ́αιν huptíain	ὑπτῐ́οιν huptíoin		ὑπτῐ́ων huptíōn	ὑπτῐ́ων huptíōn	ὑπτῐ́ων huptíōn
Dative		ὑπτῐ́ῳ huptíōi	ὑπτῐ́ᾳ huptíāi	ὑπτῐ́ῳ huptíōi		ὑπτῐ́οιν huptíoin	ὑπτῐ́αιν huptíain	ὑπτῐ́οιν huptíoin		ὑπτῐ́οις huptíois	ὑπτῐ́αις huptíais	ὑπτῐ́οις huptíois
Accusative		ὕπτῐον húption	ὑπτῐ́ᾱν huptíān	ὕπτῐον húption		ὑπτῐ́ω huptíō	ὑπτῐ́ᾱ huptíā	ὑπτῐ́ω huptíō		ὑπτῐ́ους huptíous	ὑπτῐ́ᾱς huptíās	ὕπτῐᾰ húptia
Vocative		ὕπτῐε húptie	ὑπτῐ́ᾱ huptíā	ὕπτῐον húption		ὑπτῐ́ω huptíō	ὑπτῐ́ᾱ huptíā	ὑπτῐ́ω huptíō		ὕπτῐοι húptioi	ὕπτῐαι húptiai	ὕπτῐᾰ húptia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ὑπτῐ́ως huptíōs				ὑπτῐώτερος huptiṓteros				ὑπτῐώτᾰτος huptiṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ὕπτῐος; ὑπτῐ́η; ὕπτῐον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὕπτῐος húptios	ὑπτῐ́η huptíē	ὕπτῐον húption		ὑπτῐ́ω huptíō	ὑπτῐ́ᾱ huptíā	ὑπτῐ́ω huptíō		ὕπτῐοι húptioi	ὕπτῐαι húptiai	ὕπτῐᾰ húptia
Genitive		ὑπτῐ́ου / ὑπτῐοῖο / ὑπτῐ́οιο / ὑπτῐόο / ὑπτῐ́οο huptíou / huptioîo / huptíoio / huptióo / huptíoo	ὑπτῐ́ης huptíēs	ὑπτῐ́ου / ὑπτῐοῖο / ὑπτῐ́οιο / ὑπτῐόο / ὑπτῐ́οο huptíou / huptioîo / huptíoio / huptióo / huptíoo		ὑπτῐ́οιῐν huptíoiin	ὑπτῐ́αιν / ὑπτῐ́αιῐν / ὑπτῐ́ῃῐν huptíai(i)n / huptíēiin	ὑπτῐ́οιῐν huptíoiin		ὑπτῐ́ων huptíōn	ὑπτῐᾱ́ων / ὑπτῐέ͜ων / ὑπτῐῶν huptiā́ōn / huptié͜ōn / huptiôn	ὑπτῐ́ων huptíōn
Dative		ὑπτῐ́ῳ huptíōi	ὑπτῐ́ῃ huptíēi	ὑπτῐ́ῳ huptíōi		ὑπτῐ́οιῐν huptíoiin	ὑπτῐ́αιν / ὑπτῐ́αιῐν / ὑπτῐ́ῃῐν huptíai(i)n / huptíēiin	ὑπτῐ́οιῐν huptíoiin		ὑπτῐ́οισῐ / ὑπτῐ́οισῐν / ὑπτῐ́οις huptíoisi(n) / huptíois	ὑπτῐ́ῃσῐ / ὑπτῐ́ῃσῐν / ὑπτῐ́ῃς / ὑπτῐ́αις huptíēisi(n) / huptíēis / huptíais	ὑπτῐ́οισῐ / ὑπτῐ́οισῐν / ὑπτῐ́οις huptíoisi(n) / huptíois
Accusative		ὕπτῐον húption	ὑπτῐ́ην huptíēn	ὕπτῐον húption		ὑπτῐ́ω huptíō	ὑπτῐ́ᾱ huptíā	ὑπτῐ́ω huptíō		ὑπτῐ́ους huptíous	ὑπτῐ́ᾱς huptíās	ὕπτῐᾰ húptia
Vocative		ὕπτῐε húptie	ὑπτῐ́η huptíē	ὕπτῐον húption		ὑπτῐ́ω huptíō	ὑπτῐ́ᾱ huptíā	ὑπτῐ́ω huptíō		ὕπτῐοι húptioi	ὕπτῐαι húptiai	ὕπτῐᾰ húptia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ὑπτῐ́ως huptíōs				ὑπτῐώτερος huptiṓteros				ὑπτῐώτᾰτος huptiṓtatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ὕπτιος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ὕπτιος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ὕπτιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • back idem, page 57.
  • bottom idem, page 90.
  • inverted idem, page 457.
  • length idem, page 485.
  • recumbent idem, page 684.
  • reversed idem, page 710.
  • sprawling idem, page 805.
  • supine idem, page 840.
  • topsy-turvy idem, page 881.
  • uppermost idem, page 938.
  • upside down idem, page 939.
  • upturn idem, page 939.