βέλεκκος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

βέλεκκυς (bélekkus)

Etymology

According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin due to the presence of a geminate "-κκ-". Furnée compares the word with πέλεκυς (pélekus, “battle axe”) and πέλεκκον (pélekkon, “axe handle”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bé.lek.kos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbe.lek.kos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβe.le.kos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈve.le.kos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈve.le.kos/

Noun

βέλεκκος • (bélekkos) m (genitive βελέκκου); second declension

kind of pulse

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ βέλεκκος; τοῦ βελέκκου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ βέλεκκος ho bélekkos	τὼ βελέκκω tṑ belékkō	οἱ βέλεκκοι hoi bélekkoi
Genitive	τοῦ βελέκκου toû belékkou	τοῖν βελέκκοιν toîn belékkoin	τῶν βελέκκων tôn belékkōn
Dative	τῷ βελέκκῳ tôi belékkōi	τοῖν βελέκκοιν toîn belékkoin	τοῖς βελέκκοις toîs belékkois
Accusative	τὸν βέλεκκον tòn bélekkon	τὼ βελέκκω tṑ belékkō	τοὺς βελέκκους toùs belékkous
Vocative	βέλεκκε bélekke	βελέκκω belékkō	βέλεκκοι bélekkoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

βέλεκκος

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