According to Beekes from Pre-Greek, due to the presence of a prothetic vowel in the alternative form. This form may be due to folk etymology, making it appear to be from κυνο- (kuno-, “dog”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye, face”).
κύνωψ • (kúnōps) m (genitive κύνωπος); third declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ κύνωψ ho kúnōps |
τὼ κύνωπε tṑ kúnōpe |
οἱ κύνωπες hoi kúnōpes | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ κύνωπος toû kúnōpos |
τοῖν κυνώποιν toîn kunṓpoin |
τῶν κυνώπων tôn kunṓpōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ κύνωπῐ tôi kúnōpi |
τοῖν κυνώποιν toîn kunṓpoin |
τοῖς κύνωψῐ / κύνωψῐν toîs kúnōpsi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν κύνωπᾰ tòn kúnōpa |
τὼ κύνωπε tṑ kúnōpe |
τοὺς κύνωπᾰς toùs kúnōpas | ||||||||||
Vocative | κύνωψ kúnōps |
κύνωπε kúnōpe |
κύνωπες kúnōpes | ||||||||||
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