Traditionally compared to Latin calix (“deep bowl, cup”) but a variation *a/u is unknown in Indo-European words. For the same reason, κάλυξ (kálux, “husk”) is not identical with this word. The presence of the variation leads to a Pre-Greek origin, as well as the typical Pre-Greek suffix -ικ-.
κῠ́λῐξ • (kúlix) f (genitive κῠ́λῐκος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ κῠ́λῐξ hē kúlix |
τὼ κῠ́λῐκε tṑ kúlike |
αἱ κῠ́λῐκες hai kúlikes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς κῠ́λῐκος tês kúlikos |
τοῖν κῠλῐ́κοιν toîn kulíkoin |
τῶν κῠλῐ́κων tôn kulíkōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ κῠ́λῐκῐ têi kúliki |
τοῖν κῠλῐ́κοιν toîn kulíkoin |
ταῖς κῠ́λῐξῐ / κῠ́λῐξῐν taîs kúlixi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν κῠ́λῐκᾰ tḕn kúlika |
τὼ κῠ́λῐκε tṑ kúlike |
τᾱ̀ς κῠ́λῐκᾰς tā̀s kúlikas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κῠ́λῐξ kúlix |
κῠ́λῐκε kúlike |
κῠ́λῐκες kúlikes | ||||||||||
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