The suffix, which is found also in ἀγχίλωψ (ankhílōps), αἱμάλωψ (haimálōps) and θῡμάλωψ (thūmálōps), is typically Pre-Greek. The connection with νύξ (núx, “night”) must be folk-etymological.
νῠκτᾰ́λωψ • (nŭktắlōps) m or f (genitive νῠκτᾰ́λωπος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ, ἡ νῠκτᾰ́λωψ ho, hē nŭktắlōps |
τὼ νῠκτᾰ́λωπε tṑ nŭktắlōpe |
οἱ, αἱ νῠκτᾰ́λωπες hoi, hai nŭktắlōpes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ, τῆς νῠκτᾰ́λωπος toû, tês nŭktắlōpos |
τοῖν νῠκτᾰλώποιν toîn nŭktălṓpoin |
τῶν νῠκτᾰλώπων tôn nŭktălṓpōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ, τῇ νῠκτᾰ́λωπῐ tôi, têi nŭktắlōpĭ |
τοῖν νῠκτᾰλώποιν toîn nŭktălṓpoin |
τοῖς, ταῖς νῠκτᾰ́λωψῐ / νῠκτᾰ́λωψῐν toîs, taîs nŭktắlōpsĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν, τὴν νῠκτᾰ́λωπᾰ tòn, tḕn nŭktắlōpă |
τὼ νῠκτᾰ́λωπε tṑ nŭktắlōpe |
τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς νῠκτᾰ́λωπᾰς toùs, tā̀s nŭktắlōpăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | νῠκτᾰ́λωψ nŭktắlōps |
νῠκτᾰ́λωπε nŭktắlōpe |
νῠκτᾰ́λωπες nŭktắlōpes | ||||||||||
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