βαυκός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The suffix is similar to γλαυκός (glaukós), σαυκός (saukós), φολκός (pholkós). According to Beekes, it is probably a Pre-Greek adjective. It is uncertain whether the gloss βαυκίδες (baukídes, “woman's shoes”) belongs to this word.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bau̯.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /baʍˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βaɸˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vafˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vafˈkos/

Adjective

βαυκός • (baukós) m (feminine βαυκή, neuter βαυκόν); first/second declension

affected, prudish

Inflection

First and second declension of βαυκός; βαυκή; βαυκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βαυκός baukós	βαυκή baukḗ	βαυκόν baukón	βαυκώ baukṓ	βαυκᾱ́ baukā́	βαυκώ baukṓ	βαυκοί baukoí	βαυκαί baukaí	βαυκᾰ́ bauká
Genitive	βαυκοῦ baukoû	βαυκῆς baukês	βαυκοῦ baukoû	βαυκοῖν baukoîn	βαυκαῖν baukaîn	βαυκοῖν baukoîn	βαυκῶν baukôn	βαυκῶν baukôn	βαυκῶν baukôn
Dative	βαυκῷ baukôi	βαυκῇ baukêi	βαυκῷ baukôi	βαυκοῖν baukoîn	βαυκαῖν baukaîn	βαυκοῖν baukoîn	βαυκοῖς baukoîs	βαυκαῖς baukaîs	βαυκοῖς baukoîs
Accusative	βαυκόν baukón	βαυκήν baukḗn	βαυκόν baukón	βαυκώ baukṓ	βαυκᾱ́ baukā́	βαυκώ baukṓ	βαυκούς baukoús	βαυκᾱ́ς baukā́s	βαυκᾰ́ bauká
Vocative	βαυκέ bauké	βαυκή baukḗ	βαυκόν baukón	βαυκώ baukṓ	βαυκᾱ́ baukā́	βαυκώ baukṓ	βαυκοί baukoí	βαυκαί baukaí	βαυκᾰ́ bauká
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	βαυκῶς baukôs			βαυκότερος baukóteros			βαυκότᾰτος baukótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

βαυκοπᾰνοῦργος (baukopanoûrgos)
βαυκῐ́δες (baukídes)
βαυκῐ́ζω (baukízō)
βαυκῐσμός (baukismós)
βαύκῐσμᾰ (baúkisma)

βαυκός

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