γλωσσίς

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “tongue”) +‎ -ις (-is, feminine noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γλωσσῐ́ς • (glōssís) f (genitive γλωσσῐ́δος); third declension

  1. (anatomy) mouth of the windpipe; glottis
  2. (music) mouthpiece of a wind instrument, in which the reed was inserted
  3. wryneck, corncrake, landrail
    Synonym: ῐ̓́ῠγξ (íunx)
  4. shoelace, latchet
  5. (in the plural, medicine) inflammation of the tongue
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Inflection

Third declension of ἡ γλωσσῐ́ς; τῆς γλωσσῐ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ γλωσσῐ́ς
hē glōssís 		τὼ γλωσσῐ́δε
tṑ glōssíde 		αἱ γλωσσῐ́δες
hai glōssídes
Genitive τῆς γλωσσῐ́δος
tês glōssídos 		τοῖν γλωσσῐ́δοιν
toîn glōssídoin 		τῶν γλωσσῐ́δων
tôn glōssídōn
Dative τῇ γλωσσῐ́δῐ
têi glōssídi 		τοῖν γλωσσῐ́δοιν
toîn glōssídoin 		ταῖς γλωσσῐ́σῐ / γλωσσῐ́σῐν
taîs glōssísi(n)
Accusative τὴν γλωσσῐ́δᾰ
tḕn glōssída 		τὼ γλωσσῐ́δε
tṑ glōssíde 		τᾱ̀ς γλωσσῐ́δᾰς
tā̀s glōssídas
Vocative γλωσσῐ́ς
glōssís 		γλωσσῐ́δε
glōssíde 		γλωσσῐ́δες
glōssídes
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