κελαινεφής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

By haplology from expected *κελαινονεφής (*kelainonephḗs), a bahuvrīhi compound of κελαινός (kelainós, “black”) +‎ νέφος (néphos, “cloud”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ke.lai̯.ne.pʰɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ke.lɛ.neˈpʰe̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ce.lɛ.neˈɸis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ce.le.neˈfis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ce.le.neˈfis/

Adjective

κελαινεφής • (kelainephḗs) m or f (neuter κελαινεφές); third declension

black with clouds
(generally) black, very dark

Declension

Third declension of κελαινεφής; κελαινεφές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κελαινεφής kelainephḗs	κελαινεφές kelainephés	κελαινεφεῖ kelainepheî	κελαινεφεῖ kelainepheî	κελαινεφεῖς kelainepheîs	κελαινεφῆ kelainephê
Genitive	κελαινεφοῦς kelainephoûs	κελαινεφοῦς kelainephoûs	κελαινεφοῖν kelainephoîn	κελαινεφοῖν kelainephoîn	κελαινεφῶν kelainephôn	κελαινεφῶν kelainephôn
Dative	κελαινεφεῖ kelainepheî	κελαινεφεῖ kelainepheî	κελαινεφοῖν kelainephoîn	κελαινεφοῖν kelainephoîn	κελαινεφέσῐ / κελαινεφέσῐν kelainephési(n)	κελαινεφέσῐ / κελαινεφέσῐν kelainephési(n)
Accusative	κελαινεφῆ kelainephê	κελαινεφές kelainephés	κελαινεφεῖ kelainepheî	κελαινεφεῖ kelainepheî	κελαινεφεῖς kelainepheîs	κελαινεφῆ kelainephê
Vocative	κελαινεφές kelainephés	κελαινεφές kelainephés	κελαινεφεῖ kelainepheî	κελαινεφεῖ kelainepheî	κελαινεφεῖς kelainepheîs	κελαινεφῆ kelainephê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	κελαινεφῶς kelainephôs		κελαινεφέστερος kelainephésteros		κελαινεφέστᾰτος kelainephéstatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

κελαινεφής

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

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